SCORPION in a Sentence
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Example sentences for SCORPION, such as:
1. The sting of a scorpion is a thousand times more hurtful than the scratch of a brier.
2. To abruptly find such a secret in the midst of one's happiness resembles the discovery of a scorpion in a nest of turtledoves.
2. To abruptly find such a secret in the midst of one's happiness resembles the discovery of a scorpion in a nest of turtledoves.
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Meanings and Examples of SCORPION
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scorpion
n. the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
n. arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
Classic Sentence:
1 To abruptly find such a secret in the midst of one's happiness resembles the discovery of a scorpion in a nest of turtledoves.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE OBSCURITIES WHICH A REVELATION CAN CONTAIN
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE OBSCURITIES WHICH A REVELATION CAN CONTAIN
2 The drops which lashed her face were not scorpions, but prosy rain; Egdon in the mass was no monster whatever, but impersonal open ground.
Example Sentence:
1 The sting of a scorpion is a thousand times more hurtful than the scratch of a brier.
2 Swooping in for the hunt, the long-eared bat takes on the deadly deathstalker scorpion on foot;this scorpion's venom is so strong it is capable of killing a human.