scarecrow

Example Sentences

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The scarecrow scenes are klutzy; the reveal of the Tin Man plays like a spoof of Jack Nicholson in “The Shining.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The case centers on a two-story yellow house in Norfolk, purchased for $137,000 in 2020, which on Thursday was decorated for fall with mums on the front porch and a scarecrow on the lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

The researchers focused on two key regulators of cell division in Arabidopsis -- proteins called short-root and scarecrow that, together, prompt dividing root cells to make the switch.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

As you might expect, along the way, Dorothy finds friends in a scarecrow, tin man and cowardly lion.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Tree- ear could read their thoughts—This scrawny scarecrow of a child claims a royal appointment?

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park