How to Use cicada in a Sentence

cicada

noun
  • How long will this year's cicadas be around?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
  • When will Ohio see cicadas emerge?
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • No, cicadas will not emerge in Ohio this year.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Just the sounds of the birds and the frogs and the cicadas and the wind chimes.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
  • But how many people have seen a cloud of cicadas?
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The wait won't be too long to see cicadas in Ohio.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • By the end of summer, the sound of cicadas will be gone.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
  • The sounds of millions of singing cicadas will soon fill the air.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The cicadas were buzzing, and the heat was making waves in the air.
    — Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 31 May 2023
  • Most cicadas are taking the year off, so you will not get buzzed.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2026
  • But what drove ancient cicadas to shift their wing shape in the first place?
    — Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 25 Oct. 2024
  • What kind of cicadas will emerge in 2026?
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • What kind of cicadas will emerge in 2026?
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Apart from wind rustling the leaves of olive trees, the roar of cicadas was the only sound.
    — Nick Romeo, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Why do oak leaf itch mites bite people after cicadas emerge?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The cicadas were humming and the trees were dancing to the rhythm of the wind.
    — Monique Brown, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The recording ends with some cicadas and the wind blowing through the brush.
    — Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The cicadas spend 17 years in the ground, feeding on tree roots.
    — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024
  • In summer, listen for the sound of cicadas or wind rustling through the leaves.
    — West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025
  • Also heard are the sounds of waves, cicadas, crickets and birds.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Female cicadas cut slits along the thin twigs at the ends of branches to lay their eggs.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
  • Swim, snorkel, or simply lie back and let the hum of cicadas and the sound of the waves wash over you.
    — Marco Palermo, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The cicada really just wants to find a tree and have some fun.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • What's the life cycle of a cicada?
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
  • There are two adjacent broods of cicadas that will be emerging at the same time.
    — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Traffic caused a low hum alongside the chirp of a bird or the chitter of cicadas.
    — Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
  • An echo of chattering macaws cracks through the rattle of the cicadas.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2023
  • The deafening sound of the cicadas rose from within the lush growth at the side of the road.
    — Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The mist is your air conditioning and the cicadas are your playlist.
    — The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Calm and serene / the sound of a cicada / penetrates the rock.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019

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