toad

Example Sentences

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There is a bench shaped like a butterfly, a retaining wall with a snake sculpture, and a green metal gate with an arch in the form of a giant toad.

From Los Angeles Times

Presidents came and went while Hoover sat in FBI headquarters like an all-seeing toad.

From Salon

Tadpoles become toads, and, in tales such as this one, metaphorical toads can be — whether through will, chance, or wishes — transformed into something else.

From Salon

Fish and Wildlife Service’s military conservation partner of the year for its efforts to support the recovery of several species, including the tidewater goby, coastal California gnatcatcher, the arroyo toad and southern California steelhead.

From Los Angeles Times

And then he doesn’t get the response he wants and runs out flailing, like a toad that finally got turned back into a man?

From Los Angeles Times