- plural of louse.
lice
Example Sentences
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While starving and battling lice, the young women distracted themselves by fantasizing about food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
These include scabies – caused by mites, lice and bed bugs.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Monkeys that soaked in the warm water had different patterns of lice on their bodies and differences in certain gut bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
She sees many children in her class who she thinks would probably be better off at home: “Kids with a lot of green and yellow mucus. We’ve had kids with active lice in school.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
It was hard to tell them apart, because they all wore blue jeans and torn T-shirts and had their heads shaved bald to keep away lice.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
