bloodsucking
Example Sentences
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I asked whether Dafoe thought a movie about a bloodsucking, diseased creature and the horror he unleashes on a 19th Century German town was the perfect antidote to a day of family festivities.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
Ticks are small, eight-legged bloodsucking parasites — arachnids, not insects — that feed on animals and sometimes people.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
Kluh and her team aren’t as worried about a mosquito invasion at the moment, but she said this is the time to take preventative measures ahead of warmer weather to stave off the bloodsucking insects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
The tiny, bloodsucking parasites that infest our scalps?
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 7, 2023
They glided down onto us like tiny, bloodsucking men in parachutes.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
