rats
Britishinterjection
adjective
Example Sentences
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But I thought better of it after Hutchinson peered into the opening and said it looked like a comfy home for rats and other vermin.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
It is yet to be fixed - and her neighbours are going through similar ordeals with rats.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
A 1979 report from the World Health Organisation found that chlordecone was "carcinogenic in mice and rats" and it was reasonable to regard it as a "carcinogenic risk to humans".
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The group had previously shown systemic inflammation in non-obese GK rats with insulin resistance in a study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
“And they are way more entitled, I might add. Manhattan rats expect you to give them the right of way.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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