ladybug

Example Sentences

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The ladybug, once a treasured member of the animal kingdom, is six legs deep in a publicity crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

In another, a ladybug drinks water from a dewdrop on a long blade of grass.

From National Geographic • Jan. 22, 2024

I carried it with me every day, like I carried my pink, sparkly ladybug lunchbox.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

They giggled and zoomed in on their friends’ faces, and looked at the snow on the mountains and a ladybug on a blade of grass.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Every time I found a ladybug, I rushed it to the Plant to stand guard for pests, but my tiny crimson sentries always wandered off.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly