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

They also look for good collection points such as anthills, the areas near certain types of indigenous trees and decomposing baobab trees, he said.

From Seattle Times

Now, a research team has developed the most comprehensive estimate to date of the number of individual ants, one that puts a new perspective on “teeming anthill.”

From Science Magazine

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

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