worm
Example Sentences
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This is a case of the early bird losing the worm.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
But maybe in some twisted reality, their donation really was a move of pure benevolence, and not a blatant way to worm their wealth into another facet of our everyday lives.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
When Mr. Whitlock was doing hermaphroditic reproduction in worms last term, he called one worm "Worm Lee” and the other "Worm Michelle.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
