leech
Example Sentences
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And I wanted to leech off of that.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
This fear makes evolutionary sense: Parasites aren't technically predators, but they can cause serious harm as they leech off of their hosts.
From Salon • May 18, 2025
Finally, the leech leaps, flying through the air with a kind of wild abandon.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
As I inched up the rope, my arms ached, my left sock squished with blood from a leech bite, and I was marinating in sweat.
From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024
The first principle of wrestling is to hang on to your opponent come what may, so I clung to Nick's breeches like a leech, though he kicked madly and pummeled my back with his fists.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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