How to Use parasite in a Sentence

parasite

noun
  • She's a parasite who only stays with him for the money.
  • Many diseases are caused by parasites.
  • These new companies are parasites feeding off the success of those who spent the last decade establishing the industry.
  • Here’s how to keep these parasites away from you and your pets.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The parasite is also a threat to wildlife and pets.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • These small parasites feed on blood and hatch within about three weeks.
    — Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The parasites can’t live more than a day or two away from their human host.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Wilder wants to know what the parasite needs to be able to erupt from the liver.
    — oregonlive, 25 Jan. 2020
  • All eight of the worms are unique -- some are predators, some are parasites.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 Sep. 2019
  • It’s caused by a parasite that infects red blood cells through the bite of a tick.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That is, the parasite wants to keep its host alive to ensure a steady stream of fresh food.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 9 Nov. 2020
  • One of the fossils even shows a parasite attached to the tail of the fish.
    — Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The mushroom is a parasite on living trees and a saprobe on dead ones.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Players will be able to run faster and jump higher with a parasite on board.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • For decades, the drug has been used to treat malaria—which is caused by a parasite, not a virus.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2020
  • And now the parasites that love our lawns ready to feast on animal blood.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
  • In exchange, the fish will help the mussel get rid of parasites.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Ticks Ticks are small parasites that range in color and size.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Just keep a careful eye out for those pesky parasites, Keesing says.
    — Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
  • The costume turned out to be an alien parasite; these things happen.
    — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 3 July 2019
  • And both are known to carry parasites that can hurt humans.
    — Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • When native milkweed dies back, the parasite dies along with it.
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 10 Mar. 2022
  • This flesh-eating parasite is knocking on our back door.
    — FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • For starters, breeders should do parasite checks every month and shear herds at least once a year.
    — Marygrace Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 23 July 2018
  • Wear gloves to protect yourself from any germs or parasites, then throw the nest in the trash.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
  • To a parasite, a fish is a habitat just as complex as a kelp forest.
    — Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2021
  • The parasite is the larvae of a fly that lays its eggs in open animal wounds.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 10 June 2026
  • The cells were teeming with parasites.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Groundhogs do carry parasites, such as fleas and ticks.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The mud helps buffalo get rid of ticks and parasites that latch onto their skin.
    — Kylie Mohr, National Geographic, 9 Nov. 2019

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