ladybug

Example Sentences

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The ladybug, once a treasured member of the animal kingdom, is six legs deep in a publicity crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

In another, a ladybug drinks water from a dewdrop on a long blade of grass.

From National Geographic • Jan. 22, 2024

They giggled and zoomed in on their friends’ faces, and looked at the snow on the mountains and a ladybug on a blade of grass.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

“If we see a kid get interested in a ladybug crawling on the ground, we turn that into a month-long lesson on what it eats, its transformation and how it protects the garden.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 5, 2023

A ladybug had crawled up and sat on the Holy Mother’s cheek, making the most perfect beauty mark on her.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd