spider

Example Sentences

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They hover with a calculated theatricality: “Hat Rack” drops like a predatory spider; the shovels’ metal scoops are poised like guillotine blades; and “Bottle Rack” dives like a missile—an apt metaphor for their impact.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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

The song itself is a brooding ballad with an astonishing vocal climax, but will it leave voters trapped in a spider web of indecision?

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“All right, then. Keep climbing. Pretend you’re the itsy-bitsy spider and you’re climbing up the waterspout.”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret