scarecrow
Example Sentences
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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
Earlier in the telecast, Roan took the stage along with her entourage of western clowns and scarecrow dancers for a performance of “Pink Pony Club,” her anthem celebrating queer nightlife in West Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 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
“The scarecrow is the final sign,” the captain tells me with a solemnity to his voice.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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