scorpions
- plural of scorpion.
Example Sentences
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Shooting on location meant dealing with typhoons, scorpions and snakes, and working with kids meant shorter work days.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Not all scorpions respond to their environment in the same way.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
Seasoned diplomats rehearsed rigid protocols to prevent misunderstandings between two nuclear powers poised like scorpions in a jar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
By aiming above a wall, they could pelt the town behind it with beehives, scorpions, snakes, flaming pitch, rotten vermin, or excrement.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
Davos could see scorpions and spitfires behind the standing stones, and crossbowmen peering between them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
