How to Use cockroach in a Sentence

cockroach

noun
Definition of cockroachnext
  • The cockroach of the internet has a long life ahead of it yet.
    — Martin Giles, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
  • There were cockroaches and mice, and my mom said not to touch them.
    — Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Oh, and the entire team, except for Larry, is now the size of a cockroach.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2020
  • The image in one teems with red ants; in the other, cockroaches swarm.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • In this instance, the cyborg cockroach is still very much alive.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Sep. 2022
  • There are more than 4,000 species of cockroach, but only a few of them like to live with humans and eat our food.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2022
  • Why did no one warn me about the human cockroaches, the human hands?
    — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Clean out the pantry, remove any open foods, and sweep floors where cockroaches might find scraps.
    — Alexandra Frost, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The roach’s brain is still needed to activate its muscles and get the cockroach to move.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The case that the government is attempting to feed you has a giant cockroach in the middle of the plate.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2022
  • This isn’t the first time someone has hooked up electronics to a cockroach.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But even before that last, final breath, the cockroach that crawled on the Met’s red carpet in May was a true smash.
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • At home, a cockroach skitters out from under the closet door, big as a mouse.
    — Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
  • In the mid-credits scene, Orm sits at a restaurant, orders a burger and adds a crunch cockroach to it.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The star of last year’s Met Gala was a cockroach that was photographed on the famous steps of one of fashion’s biggest events.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
  • In rags-to-riches style, the first termites evolved from cockroaches.
    — Elizabeth Preston, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • Each wire was connected to the controller on one side and to different legs of the cockroach on the other.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Some, like certain species of cockroach, no longer live outside at all.
    — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • For today’s shoot, Morningstar is dressed as a cockroach.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2021
  • To prevent cockroaches and other pests, keep your living space clean and free of crumbs and spills.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 2 May 2023
  • Much like the cockroach, Bannon has proven difficult to squash.
    — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Is that a mouse or a gigantic cockroach emerging from your stove?
    — Ali Solomon, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
  • No one falls ill; no one transforms into a fly or a cockroach; nothing changes.
    — Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Last year, The El Paso Zoo offered to name a cockroach after a person's ex and feed it to a meerkat live on camera.
    — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2020
  • But with the big money behind the firm, neither factor is likely to kill this cockroach.
    — Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 6 July 2021
  • In the series, one of the most difficult creatures to film was the ubiquitous cockroaches of New York City.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2024
  • For a donation, the zoo allows the scorned to name a cockroach, rodent or veggie after an ex.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Other common species found in the state are the German cockroach, the smoky-brown cockroach and the Oriental cockroach, Keck said.
    — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
  • Some spiders and cockroaches, too, produce milk for their many-legged young.
    — Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Donors will receive a certificate of naming that can be filled out and shared or hung on a wall to remember the cockroach.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2024

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