locust

Example Sentences

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In time, the locust drone of the school board gave over to the mourning of doves in the eaves.

From Literature

Standing as rigid as a black locust stump, and with his long ears fanned open, he started sniffing the air.

From Literature

We finally realized that a plague of locusts had eaten all his crops in two days flat, and they were headed toward our farm.

From Literature

Cease leads Arizona State University's Global Locust Initiative, where she studies how locusts behave and how their destructive swarms can be controlled.

From Science Daily

I also love locust blooms, but I know of only one house near me that has locust trees.

From Los Angeles Times