How to Use scorpion in a Sentence

scorpion

noun
  • The very thought of getting close to a scorpion may sound scary to some.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2021
  • There will be drinks like scorpion bowls and punch bowls, a pig roast, or build-your-own tacos.
    — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Your heart has no depths, like the scorpion who crawls to the bottom of the ocean.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Might as well spike their food with scorpion venom.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Dust drifted in through gaps in the walls; scorpions crawled up through gaps in the floors.
    — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • How good was Solanke’s scorpion kick?
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • For the grand and notable lion, the scorpion seems to be a small feat.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The only thing that can fix your creepy scorpion problem is fire.
    — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 30 Aug. 2018
  • The lawsuit says the child suffered from scorpion bites in his bed.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 25 Jan. 2023
  • There are scorpions and rats among them, and an unknown number of men with guns.
    — Rana F. Sweis and Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 30 June 2016
  • Dozens of scorpion stings are reported in the area each year.
    — New York Times, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Yeo Yeo told us the mind is a crazy monkey being chased by a scorpion.
    — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The fossils hint that this giant scorpion may have lived in the water some of the time.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
  • The scorpions grant him entry to a tunnel that the sun passes through each night.
    — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2019
  • This isn't the first time that a scorpion has made its way onto a flight without a ticket.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Prior to the walk, attendees will have a chance to learn more about scorpions.
    — Laura Latzko, azcentral, 25 May 2018
  • Julius’ scorpion study is one of many that are being done on the stinging arachnids.
    — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Stripteases, scorpion close-ups, a roof that looks like boobs, and so many red tassels — this movie has it all.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2021
  • All was going well when suddenly the scorpion stung the frog.
    — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • On the ground were scorpions, light in color, but armed with a stinger, according to the study.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • And just above the southern horizon lurks the heart of the scorpion, a red star named Antares.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 23 June 2020
  • Nawanetiwong noted the new scorpion may be unique to the region.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That gray cardigan is worn backwards, left open at the top to show some skin and fastened with a scorpion pin.
    — Colleen Barry, ajc, 23 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a tattoo of scorpion on the inside of her right forearm and a seahorse on the left.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 25 Nov. 2021
  • And in March, a scorpion stung a woman on a flight in Canada.
    — Tara Law, Time, 8 Dec. 2019
  • And for spider bites, some say that the bite from a wind scorpion leaves a gaping, gangrenous hole all the way to the bone.
    — Jeremy Hillpot, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2023
  • Gaia sent a giant scorpion to stop Orion, who was stung and died.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • So, the unlikely pair began to cross the river, the scorpion on the frog’s back.
    — Charlie Dektar, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In the first, the scorpion promises not to hurt the frog during the crossing, then stings him anyway.
    — Jon Mooallem, WIRED, 22 May 2017
  • Dozens of Phoenix companies offer to spray, kill and seal scorpions out of homes.
    — Peter Prengaman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2019

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