scorpion

Example Sentences

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The gold wrapping paper hides a red box Shiv opens to discover . . . a scorpion inside a paperweight.

From Salon

Zeus placed Orion, the scorpion, and Ophiuchus in the sky, but arranged it so that Scorpius and Orion are never in the sky together.

From Washington Post

Chinese state media has referred to the TB-001 as the "twin-tailed scorpion" and has shown pictures of it with missiles under its wings, saying it is capable of high altitude, long-range missions.

From Reuters

He follows up with scores off headers, off bicycle kicks, and even off something I’d never heard of called a “scorpion kick.”

From New York Times

“The name comes from the 3D visualizations of this feature,” he said, “which look a little bit like a scorpion’s tail descending from the sky.”

From Los Angeles Times