anthill

Example Sentences

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"If I buy fertilizer, it means my grandchildren will not go to school. I had to use anthill soil and compost as manure but, as you know, that will not yield much," said 50-year-old Kanenungo.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

The clock says 5:30 a.m., but the parking lot of Sonora Market already has become an anthill as trucks cruise in and out disgorging farmworkers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2022

While wandering the sandy area by the parking lot to pass the time, I accidentally stepped on an anthill and the bugs swarmed my exposed foot.

From Slate • Nov. 23, 2019

All this has had the uncomfortable effect of "shaking a stick inside an anthill", it suggests.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2018

He stopped by a mighty anthill, with ridges running across the red mud as if they were deliberate designs.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie