anthill

Example Sentences

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Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk, who likened the rebuilding to a bustling anthill, said residents are eager to close a deeply painful chapter.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2023

Instead he now makes bricks for sale on the edge of the family land, chipping away at a huge anthill, mixing the mud, and compacting it.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2021

A recent profile in a French news site described Mr. Onishi and others as “kicking the anthill just by naming things” that had previously gone unspoken.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2020

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

Aru’s mother had collected some art depicting Rama’s adventures, and now Aru recalled an image of a sage sitting on an anthill.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi