spider
Example Sentences
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"It's very much the same sort of love and care that I give to my spider as I give to all MPs."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“Even when he’s walking around as Ben Reilly, his performance is infused with that underlying situation that he’s got spider DNA.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The author rehabilitates the Greek Arachne—unfairly condemned to be a spider because of her creative ability—then returns us to Spider Woman and Spider Grandmother, the kindly, creative beings who bring life and wisdom to humankind.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In Borneo, a mythic spider brings forth life by feeding a tree; in Polynesia, spider-silk ladders connect heaven and earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Like whenever a spider sneaks into our bedroom—which is way, way too often—he insists on rehoming the evil bug on the back porch rather than whacking it with a newspaper.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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