grasshopper

Example Sentences

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Their farms regularly suffer severe losses from Senegalese grasshopper swarms.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Ground-nesting birds, such as the diminutive grasshopper sparrow, are more elusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023

An amateur photographer has spoken of his excitement after capturing a pink grasshopper on camera.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

There’s a touch of the surreal about his work: Disparate characters and illogical sizes are grouped together, as when a hugely scaled grasshopper faces a smiling dog.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

“Stupid! These new shoes! A grasshopper couldn’t walk in them!”

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett