LOCUST in a Sentence

Learn LOCUST from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
Example sentences for LOCUST, such as:
1. The locust swarm has destroyed all the crops and vegetables.
2. This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.
3. Scarlett thought despairingly that a plague of locusts would be more welcome.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of LOCUST
locust
 n.  migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
 n.  hardwood from any of various locust trees
Classic Sentence:
1  The front yard was enclosed by a thorny locust hedge, and at the gate grew two silvery, moth-like trees of the mimosa family.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5. Cuzak's Boys: I
2  Scarlett thought despairingly that a plague of locusts would be more welcome.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
Example Sentence:
1  The locust swarm has destroyed all the crops and vegetables.
2  This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.