leech
Example Sentences
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And I wanted to leech off of that.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Finally, the leech leaps, flying through the air with a kind of wild abandon.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
They hope that their new leech devices will soon be able to play a part in the health of children and anyone else who is afraid of needles.
From Science Daily • May 2, 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
It’s almost like I absorbed all of his craziness, like I was his leech, because he seems absolutely fine now, while I walk around school every day like I’m living on another planet.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Vocabulary lists containing leech
Amazing Animals, List 1
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