cockroach

Example Sentences

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On Saturday, he returned to Delhi and organized the cockroach movement’s first street protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Gautam Tamboliya, a 21-year-old student from India’s Haryana state, carried India’s national flag and wore a lapel pin with an image of a cockroach on it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Cardiff council reported a 9% increase in cockroach reports at domestic properties between 2024 and 2025.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"I turned on the light and I could see a cockroach running, two or three were running."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

While we were waiting I saw a cockroach on the parquet floor that must have been at least three inches long.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway