feces
Example Sentences
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Many dogs stepped around feces to greet potential adopters through the bars of their kennels.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
People most often contract toxoplasmosis by eating undercooked meat or coming into contact with contaminated soil or cat feces.
From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026
The parasite’s eggs must be in the feces for two to four weeks before they can cause infection, so officials urged quick cleanup of any raccoon feces using gloves.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026
In the Toiyabe Range of Nevada, where BTAZ’s BLM and Forest Service grazing allotments border each other, cow feces covered the ground surrounding a stock tank fed by mountain streams.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025
The wet smell of feces and urine hovered over us like a filthy blanket.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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