VIPER in a Sentence

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For VIPER, below is one of 6 sentences:
Now, it was into a hole of vipers that his glance had just been directed, it was a nest of monsters that he had beneath his eyes.

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 Meanings and Examples of VIPER
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viper
 n.  extremely poisonous or injurious snake; person regarded as malicious
Classic Sentence:
1  Jo glanced at the sheet and saw a pleasing illustration composed of a lunatic, a corpse, a villain, and a viper.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
2  Get ye to Gretna Green; couch on the wet grass and breed vipers.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 10
3  There is much to be done, and other places to be made sanctify, so that that nest of vipers be obliterated.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
4  Now, it was into a hole of vipers that his glance had just been directed, it was a nest of monsters that he had beneath his eyes.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XIII—SOLUS CUM SOLO, IN LOCO REMOTO, NON COGITABU...
Example Sentence:
1  With fangs one and a quarter-inch-long, this viper is one of the most venomous snakes in the world.
2  When I started my new job, I didn't realize that I was walking into a nest of vipers.