Example Sentences

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Orr had made his mark early as a teen celebrity in Cleveland with his band the Grasshoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Barring the momentum-fuelled charge of the opening five minutes in Auckland, they struggled to get at Norway and did not once properly test Aurora Mikalsen in the Grasshoppers goal.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

But the Grasshoppers lost to co-host New Zealand in the tournament’s opening game and a draw with Switzerland has them sitting last in the group.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Grasshoppers, silkworms, and wasps were traditionally eaten in land-locked regions where meat and fish are scarce, a practice that picked up amid food shortages during and after World War II, said Take-Noko manager Michiko Miura.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023

Grasshoppers crackled, a locust buzzed, a woodpecker blammed against a faraway hollow tree.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols