roach

Example Sentences

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Despite the roach infestation, JPMorgan dived into External link private credit, along with the rest of Wall Street, with Dimon reckoning his bank could handle the risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I was quarantined in an apartment building with a roach infestation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

The typical alternative fund is “a roach motel,” says Auwaerter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The tenants complained of bug bites and a growing roach problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

“It happened when your mother was a teenager. May caught her killing a roach with a fly- swatter. She said, ‘Deborah Fontanel, every living creature on the earth is special.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd