rattler
Example Sentences
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The first rattler occurred at a depth of 3.4 miles, and the largest quake was shallower, at 0.1 miles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024
Speaking of summer heat, a sweaty, off-the-deep-end Al Pacino generates plenty of his own in this nerve rattler from Sidney Lumet.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
On more than one occasion he's found himself under a house or a trailer in the wee hours of darkness tracking down a copperhead or rattler that needs to be moved.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2022
As Mr. Martin’s reputation as a timber rattler expert grew, he was consulted by museums, universities and other groups around the world.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2022
Once I traveled about in an old bakery wagon, double-doored rattler with a mattress on its floor.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
