flesh-eating
Example Sentences
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A flesh-eating parasitic fly is once again threatening the nation’s livestock, after being eradicated from the U.S. six decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
It’s also because after being eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, the flesh-eating screwworm is back: A few cases have emerged in Texas.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 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
After initially being baffled by his symptoms, doctors eventually diagnosed necrotising fasciitis - a "rare, life-threatening flesh-eating disease", the court heard.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024
Julio grimaced, like there might be a flesh-eating zombie on the line.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
