How to Use undulate in a Sentence

undulate

verb
Definition of undulatenext
Synonyms for undulatenext
  • The houses were built on stilts to keep the dwellings above the lake and undulating water levels in the area.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This is a great, easy ride on a paved road, where the route undulates up and down short hills and provides sweeping views of the lake.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The males, taking to the air to woo females, flash a sparkling yellow that undulates like waves through the dark forest.
    — Douglas Main, National Geographic, 23 May 2019
  • The skylight was the green of those cologne bottles that undulate like pleated skirts.
    — Silvina Ocampo, The New Yorker, 11 July 2019
  • When their virtual snake couldn't undulate in the air, its body would fall.
    — Fox News, 29 June 2020
  • Stalks of yellow wheat bend in the wind; clouds tumble across the sky; the purplish-blue limestone hills known as the Alpilles undulate in the distance.
    — Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • Sheer cliffs jut out over the landscape and distant hills and mountains undulate on the horizon.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 15 May 2018
  • By the time Futhu returned, Dunse Para was undulating with fear.
    — New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The boxy, bright white two-story residence makes a strong statement against the undulating blue of the ocean.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Echelman’s piece undulates in the wind with the same rhythmic synchronicity as a flock of birds.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2019
  • These whales could no longer paddle with their legs and relied more on undulating their spines to move through the water.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The volcanic land undulates with the largest geothermal fields in the U.S., and fertile valleys yield walnuts, grapes and pears.
    — Ginny Prior, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Hathaway's dark brunette hair was parted in the center and styled in loose, shiny waves that began at her ears and undulated down.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Just take a breath, listen to the crickets and enjoy the lights slowly undulating from green to purple to orange and back again.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Their five-centimeter-thick quadruped was able to crawl and undulate its way through a space just two centimeters high.
    — Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2011
  • Her breathy yet undulating tones remind me a little of Lana Del Rey, with nuance in her voice like bells.
    — Lucia Gillot, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Blades of strikingly green grass undulate in the currents.
    — Shane Gross; Text By Katherine Harmon Courage, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
  • These days, a metal barrier undulates down the hills into the surf, like an iron jetty.
    — Patrick J. McDonnell, sacbee, 4 Sep. 2017
  • The surface undulates when a boat passes and the edges can be a slippery slope into the drink, as Russell's wife Paula discovered.
    — David Holahan, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • When threatened, these wide-eyed critters will hiss and clasp their paws atop their heads, undulate like snakes, and suck up a mouthful of venom from glands in their armpits.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Quail eggs, crushed peanuts and banana blossom join the fray, flanked by undulating sheets of crisp rice crackers, studded with sesame.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 10 July 2019
  • In the vid, her deep, rich brunette hair is parted in the center and styled in done but not done loose, undulating waves flowing all the way down her shoulders almost to her hips.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The song undulates with a weighty riff as Wilson sings about celestial bodies.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • For miles, the soft green slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains undulate, fading into a honeyed patchwork of farmland and forest that kiss the horizon.
    — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2022
  • While other elements of BYU football undulate up and down and all around, Hall is calmly there, come what may.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • These fluffy boa-type feathers undulate beautifully in the water and make your fly look alive.
    — Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online, 20 May 2020
  • Dirt roads undulate through the maples and beeches and pines, now dipping toward a river or stream, now climbing to afford a stunning view of the White Mountains.
    — Bill Donahue, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Inside my apartment, the hardwood floors undulated like waves from the water buildup.
    — Lonnie Firestone, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2019
  • On one side was the smooth, undulating lava type called pahoehoe (pronounced pah-hoy-hoy); on the other was the sharp, jagged kind known as aa (pronounced ah-ah).
    — Bymaya Wei-Haas, science.org, 9 June 2023
  • Instead of being planted in simple rows, they’re cultivated in undulating waves that follow the curves of the hills.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024

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