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

Mr. Plemons, who has slimmed down to scarecrow dimensions to suit a character who has renounced all worldly pleasures, is one of those rare actors who never seem to be acting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 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

The many jokes in the well-thumbed paperback "No Pun Intended: Volume Too" include winners like: "Why did the scarecrow get a promotion? He was outstanding in his field."

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023

He lets go of Adam, whose body slumps like a scarecrow taken off his pole.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman