centipede

Example Sentences

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Since replacing windows can cost enough arms and legs to make a human centipede, it’s worth looking into adding interior insulating layers to your existing windows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

True, he did note that in the event of disturbance, mama centipede may abandon her eggs or young.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

"I had never seen anything like it before. After asking my co-workers, we figured out it was a house centipede," she said.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

And despite having an elaborate, curling centipede inked on his face and neck, he’s crestfallen that Bailey would let a friend cut off her locks before the big day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024

Now whenever trouble is coming, Tatica feels a glimmer of the old burning in the centipede trail on her belly.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez