locust
Example Sentences
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One day, in a rage over her misfortunes, Virginie falls into her locust hatchery and gets knocked out.
From New York Times
It ended like a real-life biblical apocalypse, complete with floods, pestilence, locusts, and the worst drought in modern California history.
From Los Angeles Times
In Madagascar, hunger has already left people eating raw red cactus fruits, wild leaves, even the very locusts that helped decimate crops.
From Washington Post
Nearly half a million people in Madagascar are at risk of starvation as the country grapples with dust storms, locusts and its worst drought in decades.
From Washington Post
“Families have been living on raw red cactus fruits, wild leaves and locusts for months now,” he said Wednesday.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
