scorpion
Example Sentences
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I pushed them off my lap as if I had unearthed a scorpion.
From Literature
“This is like a scorpion riding the frog’s back. When they sting, one of the biggest economies hurt by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz will be the Iranian economy,” he said.
An international team of researchers has developed a method to identify and forecast hotspots for some of the most dangerous scorpion species on Earth.
From Science Daily
Allusion in the previous episode to the scorpion and frog fable?
From Los Angeles Times
The noise of crickets felt as though it would pierce my eardrums, and I prayed I wouldn’t step on any snakes or scorpions.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
