cockroach

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Sumesh Geevarghese, who lives in Cardiff with his family, described having a cockroach infestation at his rented apartment as "very stressful", adding: "They started coming from everywhere."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"I turned on the light and I could see a cockroach running, two or three were running."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Eleven establishments were closed from April 16 to 23, nine for rodent or cockroach infestations, one for insufficient hot water and one for unapproved remodeling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

And then, don’t look now but a four-inch-long cockroach or something will scurry across the path in front of you.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver