ant

Example Sentences

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We were moving so slowly that the ants beneath us reached a destination before we did.

From Literature

Individual traders, known as “ants,” have 100 million equity accounts open, almost two for every person in the country, and are pouring money into stocks and leveraged exchange-traded funds that supercharge returns.

From MarketWatch

“He wouldn’t even hurt an ant… He doesn’t even know how to use a gun.”

From Salon

His stomach felt like there were ants crawling around his intestines.

From Literature

The velvety tree ant forms a millions-strong “social insect carpet that spans the mountains,” said Joseph Parker, a biology professor and director of the Center for Evolutionary Science at Caltech.

From Los Angeles Times