flesh-eating
Example Sentences
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The reemergence of the flesh-eating screwworm could not come at a worse time for the beef industry—or cows.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
The first case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating fly that typically feeds on livestock, has been detected a calf in Texas—the first U.S. case in six decades.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
“MHF is simply too dangerous to use. It is a flesh-eating, low-crawling, toxic vapor cloud. Our communities will not be safe until this chemical is gone.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
Luke Abrahams, from East Hunsbury, Northampton, died on 23 January 2023 after also developing necrotising fasciitis, which is a type of flesh-eating disease.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
“These are flesh-eating horses, see? They like these conditions.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
