bedbug
Example Sentences
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He disdained shelters as havens for bedbugs, instead choosing to battle emboldened rats that “do cartwheels and wave” as they freely roam the encampment.
From Washington Post
Over the years, translators have had Gregor Samsa transform into "a monstrous cockroach," "an enormous bedbug," and "a large verminous insect," among other things.
From Salon
Janet Wheeler says that the first room she was given at the Delta Hotel by Marriott in Milton Keynes had bedbugs, so she had to move to another.
From BBC
She cleaned every inch of her house and hired an exterminator to search for bedbugs.
From New York Times
You should be able to cure most issues, other than termites and bedbugs, without hiring a service.
From Washington Post
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