locust swarm
Frequency: 5.01.1 per million words
a large group of locusts, used as a compound noun
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- A locust swarm can devastate crops in hours.
- A massive locust swarm descended upon the crops, causing widespread devastation.
- The villagers watched in despair as the locust swarm approached.
- The desert was suddenly covered by a terrifying locust swarm.
- Such a massive locust swarm hasn't been seen in decades.
- Farmers prayed for rain to disperse the approaching locust swarm.
- An approaching locust swarm caused widespread panic.
- Scientists are studying the behavior of the locust swarm to predict its path.
- Efforts were made to divert the locust swarm from fertile lands.
- The biblical plague described a devastating locust swarm.
- The noise of the locust swarm was deafening.
- A locust swarm can travel hundreds of miles in a single day.
- Farmers are bracing for another locust swarm this season.
- The sheer size of the locust swarm blocked out the sun.
- A single locust swarm can contain billions of insects.
- Emergency services were mobilized to deal with the threat of the locust swarm.
- They hoped the wind would carry the locust swarm away.
- Historical accounts often mention the destructive power of a locust swarm.
- The government deployed planes to spray pesticides on the locust swarm.
- The government deployed aircraft to spray pesticides on the migrating locust swarm.