spider
Example Sentences
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Grace teams up with Rocky, a brilliant alien engineer who looks like a cross between a spider and a rock, and is the size of a Labrador.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
On a tree trunk in Thailand's Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area, a tiny male broad-headed bark spider rides on the abdomen of a camouflaged female, waiting for her to moult so he can mate.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
In Italy, the appearance of a spider is considered a sign of coming good fortune.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
For common house plants like peace lilies and spider plants, brown leaves are a tell-tale sign of over or under watering.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
“Near the bridge, in the willow thicket on the river bank, lay the broken-up machine with a black spider of a swastika on its tail unit,” said Nina.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
