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Example Sentences

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"Oh! emmets, oh! ooh, ooh, A-crawlèn all about."

From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William

The course of Empire must have its way; individuals are but emmets in the path.

From Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century by Ware, William

The centipede, the spider, the maggots, the emmets, the bats, the rusty armour and the tattered flags, all help to deepen the sense of desolation and decay.

From The Age of Tennyson by Walker, Hugh

The keyhole lodged the earwig and her brood, The emmets of the steps had old possession, And march'd in search of their diurnal food In undisturb'd procession.

From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas

"Look'ee, the little emmets crawling!" he said, pointing to them, and he shaded his eyes with his hand to look at the sun.

From Anna Karenina by Garnett, Constance