anthill

Example Sentences

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"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

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

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

The island of Stromboli, north of Sicily, is shaped like an anthill and blasts white smoke from its volcano all year.

From New York Times • May 17, 2016

Nobody wants to think that the rapidly expanding mass of mankind, spreading out over the surface of the earth, blackening the ground, bears any meaningful resemblance to the life of an anthill or a hive.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas