louse

Example Sentences

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We get hints that Paul’s previous self was a louse, but Holland’s smile is so soft that it’s hard to believe he was ever a nasty, selfish jerk.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

The human louse is a wingless, blood-sucking parasite that lives its entire life on its host.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

Along our evolutionary journey from monkey-like primates to bipedal apes to big-brained humans, we have had the company of an extraordinarily loyal companion: Pediculus humanus, otherwise known as the human louse.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2023

“We can see the louse DNA reflected in our own history.”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2023

She’d skin a louse for its hide and tallow.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck