sandworm

noun

sand·worm ˈsan(d)-ˌwərm

: any of various sand-dwelling polychaete worms: such as

: any of several large burrowing worms (especially genus Alitta) often used as bait

: lugworm

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Not even the dynamic duos of Joy and Anxiety, Deadpool and Wolverine, Gru and his minions or Paul Atreides and those massive sandworms could push the 2024 box office to pre-pandemic heights. —

Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025 The catchy score, from rock band Toto, provides plenty of earworms to complement the sandworms. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024 Thanks to the return of the Beetlejuice sandworm in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Regal Cinemas and AMC Theatres brought the iconic black-and-white striped creature to the concession stand in the form of a popcorn bucket. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 That bucket, modeled on the movie’s earth-swallowing sandworms, went viral thanks in part to a Saturday Night Live sketch that involves, well, using the food container for purposes other than eating. —

Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sandworm