leech
Example Sentences
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And don’t be surprised if they decide to bring back blood-letting and leeches.
From Salon
It was the worst memory he had, and it latched onto his brain like a leech.
From Literature
At age 25, Birutė Galdikas, the Canadian anthropologist, was wading through swamps riddled with parasites and leeches trying to catch a glimpse of orangutans, or, as she describes them, “survivors of Eden.”
The decision pays off in the film’s third act, when Matthew is exonerated in the court of the public and receives the adoration he’s been trying to leech from Oliver.
From Salon
In the meantime, Millie told the inquiry "confusion, frustration and anxiety... was leeching into my home".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
