toad

Example Sentences

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"I can't stand them, like they make me dry retch. So if it was a cane toad, it would have scared me."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Presidents came and went while Hoover sat in FBI headquarters like an all-seeing toad.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

Dad’s too preoccupied to fully react, however: Bug is busy trying to pay for the wedding with an exotic toad from Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

A snapshot of wriggling toad tadpoles has earned Shane Gross the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Holding the glowing crystal before it, the horned toad exited the cornfield and entered the vast open desert.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young