cockroach

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of young people gathered for it, many of them wearing cockroach face masks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

On Saturday, he returned to Delhi and organized the cockroach movement’s first street protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

By contrast, local authorities and pest control companies in rural areas of Wales cited little to no cockroach reports when approached by BBC News.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

India's viral "cockroach" political parody group says its website has been blocked just days after it launched.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

We pass the children’s grave with the overflowing brown and crispy flowers, fluttering in the wind like cockroach wings.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender