leech

Example Sentences

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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 • Aug. 26, 2025

Finally, the leech leaps, flying through the air with a kind of wild abandon.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

It works according to the leech principle and is less invasive than taking blood from the arm with a needle.

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

When I stood, an engorged leech fell into the mud and lazily wriggled away.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer