How to Use sandworm in a Sentence

sandworm

noun
  • Just don’t linger on the plot holes, some of which are big enough for a sandworm to slither through.
    — Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Unlike the speedy sandworms, though, the sarclaccs don't move.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
  • What did the first critics to lay eyes on the latest version of the sandworm have to say?
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The highlight was a sequence showing Paul's first ride on a sandworm.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Designed to look like a sandworm, users have to put their hands through the sandworm's mouth to reach inside for popcorn.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • The scene during which Paul rides a sandworm for the first time mixed practical and digital work.
    — Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
  • After all, nothing kicks off the holiday season like sandworms.
    — Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, moviegoers won’t be able to resist seeing those massive sandworms in Imax.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The boozy beverage was inspired by the sandworm that stars in the film, and the deal gets you a matching sandworm popcorn bucket, too.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024
  • In Villeneuve’s film, the sandworm is both a revered, godlike figure and a menace as stealthy as the shark from Jaws.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The highlight is Paul riding atop the sandworm for the first time to complete his Fremen rite of passage.
    — Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
  • The sandworm is the stuff of nightmares, but Villeneuve’s vision of it has a shivery elegance.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The Dune sandworm could cause some studios to take an extra beat when approached with a design, some sources speculate.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The bucket was modeled after the sandworms featured in the film but inspired crude comparisons to an adult product.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The catchy score, from rock band Toto, provides plenty of earworms to complement the sandworms.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • These predators can even pick up food simply by moving like the sticky, tiny offspring of a sandworm and a piece of cavatappi pasta.
    — Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2022
  • With the lands of the living and the dead colliding, a sandworm comes in for the rescue and eats Rory and Delores.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
  • We’re even treated to clips of Atreides mounting a giant sandworm, and sharing a special kiss with Chani.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 3 May 2023
  • Josh Brolin's new personal trainer appears to be a 1,300-foot sandworm.
    — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The disillusioned Chani, who had fought to protect Paul from his dark destiny, is last seen alone in the dunes calling for her sandworm out of town.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The disillusioned Chani, who had fought to protect Paul from his dark destiny, is last seen alone in the dunes calling for her sandworm out of town.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
  • But after the show, someone was carting this sandworm puppet off to be put in the Academy Museum.
    — Robert Zepeda, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Considering that the first two films are based on just one of a series of sci-fi novels, more sandworms are probably in Villeneuve’s future.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 June 2024
  • But their shows might similarly run over time, thanks to O’Brien breaking into song with some help from the Dune 2 sandworm.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Chalamet's Atreides has a near brush with desert death from an incoming massive sandworm, saved by a heroic Gurney.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2021
  • One such moment is a stirring scene in which Paul and Leto visit a spice harvester only to be attacked by a terrifying sandworm.
    — Daron James, Variety, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Whether the noisy response to the sandworm item will lead to even more outlandish designs remains to be seen, as products can be in development for up to 18 months ahead of a film’s release.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • If you're blessed with an actual lawn (my Brooklyn apartment has no such thing) and the spooky spirit, please do yourself a favor and buy this ridiculous sandworm and display it proudly.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, who journeys through space to the desert planet Arrakis, where treachery — and giant, toothy sandworms — await.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The sandworm is the signature creation of Dune author Frank Herbert; its mammoth body and gaping mouth adorn many a paperback cover.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2022

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