rattler

Example Sentences

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The first rattler occurred at a depth of 3.4 miles, and the largest quake was shallower, at 0.1 miles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

Speaking of summer heat, a sweaty, off-the-deep-end Al Pacino generates plenty of his own in this nerve rattler from Sidney Lumet.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2023

On more than one occasion he's found himself under a house or a trailer in the wee hours of darkness tracking down a copperhead or rattler that needs to be moved.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2022

As Mr. Martin’s reputation as a timber rattler expert grew, he was consulted by museums, universities and other groups around the world.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2022

He could scent a diamond-back rattler or a copperhead long before I saw it, and he’d let me know that it was there.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls