scarecrow

Example Sentences

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The case centers on a two-story yellow house in Norfolk, purchased for $137,000 in 2020, which on Thursday was decorated for fall with mums on the front porch and a scarecrow on the lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Suddenly, it’s no longer a silhouette in the haze but a scarecrow, shrouded in hay, lurching toward me.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

The researchers focused on two key regulators of cell division in Arabidopsis -- proteins called short-root and scarecrow that, together, prompt dividing root cells to make the switch.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

As a wooden sidekick, Souta recalls a Miyazaki side character like the hopping scarecrow of “Howl’s Moving Castle.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

He’s a Combatant, built tall and lean like a scarecrow, probably best in our class after me.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray