anthill

Example Sentences

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The position is so vast and covered in trenches, bunkers and tunnels that some parts have been compared to an anthill.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2023

"If I buy fertilizer, it means my grandchildren will not go to school. I had to use anthill soil and compost as manure but, as you know, that will not yield much," said 50-year-old Kanenungo.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

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 • Jun. 17, 2022

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

The captain barks orders to scrambling crewmen, who disgorge from the main hatch like ants from a flooding anthill.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman