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

There is a bench shaped like a butterfly, a retaining wall with a snake sculpture, and a green metal gate with an arch in the form of a giant toad.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

Beneath a floating canopy of lily pads in Cedar Lake, Canada, a swarm of western toad tadpoles glided gracefully through the water.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Seven wiggled her arms and hands and rolled her head around like she was getting ready for a toad race.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega