Example Sentences
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But there’s a worse problem: grubs, the larvae of flies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
She uses it to tap fatefully on trees and listen for the tiny movements of tasty grubs within, which she then extracts using those same Nosferatu phalanges.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
Rant to the crows who dig for grubs and leave a muddy mess on the sidewalk.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
It leads a very unusual life, spending most of the year as a caterpillar inside red ant nests where it feeds on grubs.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2022
The plains hid no rodents, no grubs, no worms, no snakes, no scorpions; they gave rise to no other trees, no shrubs, no grasses, no flowers.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
