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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 Meanings and Examples of LOCUST
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locust
 n.  any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects, of the family Acrididae
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.