rats
Britishinterjection
adjective
Example Sentences
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When Banksy’s first examples from this series were unveiled in London in 2005, the show caused a stir because he also arranged for around 200 live rats to infest the gallery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
They are slow-growing and take 50 to 70 years to start producing seeds, which are dispersed primarily by ground squirrels and wood rats who don’t travel far from their burrows.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The strain on the cruise ship is mostly spread by long-tailed pygmy rice rats via their saliva, feces or urine.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
The team will work with local biologists to trap rats at the landfill site and test them for the virus.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Four rats lay dead near the wall, and Killconey’s drum stood unattended in the road.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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