little black ant
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A second woman recalled balaclava-wearing, rifle-toting troops swarming into the labyrinthine community like an army of “little black ants”, kicking down doors and shooting.
From The Guardian
The sun was hot and the sweat was crawling down his head like little black ants.
From Literature
Pretty soon Mary found a swift little black ant.
From Project Gutenberg
The little black ant is the commonest in this country, and the busiest and most active.
From Project Gutenberg
On a leaf of a huckleberry bush, overhanging the pitcher-plant, a little black ant was running about with the nimble curiosity of her kind.
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