insect
Example Sentences
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UFC chief and Trump ally Dana White has cited Washington's infamous insect population as a potential problem for the open-air fights.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
More than £100,000 had been deployed to connect network insect pathways, it added.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“Bug spray repels them like it repels any other insect, so you just have to kind of hope that you don’t get eaten alive,” Reaves said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Because of its highly unusual anatomy, the insect was assigned to an entirely new genus named Carcinonepa.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
She cupped the insect in her hands and carefully set it free outside.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
Vocabulary lists containing insect
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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