white rat
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“America is like a white rat with red eyes.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
"When I was a youngster, somebody gave me a white rat as a pet," Baker said.
From Fox News ● Mar. 8, 2022
Without it, it’s hard to imagine how he ever would’ve climbed on that giant white rat, which here we are still talking about nearly half a century later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
And, of course, she had her animals for company: a Javanese monkey who got into all sorts of trouble, multiple dogs and a white rat.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2017
The garbage shuddered and gave way to a dingy white rat: sharp red eyes, a pink tail, back paw missing two toes.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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