worming

Example Sentences

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Alarmingly, air pollution's effects are not confined to the breathing, as a growing body of research suggests that air pollution worming its way into the bodies of fetuses and unborn babies vis-a-vis their mothers' lungs.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2022

A clown fish embryo maturing; a parasite worming its way into a cell; tiny mites clustered around the bases of your eyelashes.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2022

After all, it’s unclear whether there’s a technical solution to keeping A.I. from worming into student papers.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2022

She said the cost of worming protocol for their animals has more than doubled in the past two years and feed has increased more than 20% in the last seven months and keeps rising.

From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2022

He marched off and the others followed behind, worming through the crowd and up to the light.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds