worm
Example Sentences
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Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
They can be contracted by touching objects or surfaces with worm eggs on them, and by eating or drinking something with baby worms in it - such as under-cooked beef, pork or freshwater fish.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Despite its name, the New World screwworm is not a worm.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
In fact, she seems to think he’s a whiny little worm.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
Finally, while they watched, the judge with the marking pen wrote on one of the blue ribbons and attached it to the worm box.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
