grasshopper
Example Sentences
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Their farms regularly suffer severe losses from Senegalese grasshopper swarms.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
Her metal artworks include a large grasshopper and a dinosaur, which are installed in her garden.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
Ground-nesting birds, such as the diminutive grasshopper sparrow, are more elusive.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
In Oregon, state lawmakers in recent years have allocated millions of dollars to assess the problem and set up a Mormon cricket and grasshopper “suppression” program.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
“More alive than a grasshopper on a hot skillet.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
