How to Use earthworm in a Sentence

earthworm

noun

• And earthworms are the principal food of robins in the spring.
  — Rachel Carson, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 1950
• The presence of robins in your yard mean there are lots of earthworms around.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2019
• Then there are lessons from the earthworm investment craze of the 1970s.
  — Fortune, 29 Jan. 2018
• Some, like robins, switch from earthworms and insects to fruits and berries.
  — Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2020
• It can be used in all gardens, and earthworms love it too!
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
• The Worm Moon marks the time when the earth softens enough for earthworm casts to start appearing.
  — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• There are rats that feed on seeds, rats that feed on fruits, rats that feed on earthworms, rats that feed on leaves.
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 27 Sep. 2017
• Southern tribes called this the worm moon after the earthworm casts that appeared as the ground thawed.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2023
• The snake was barely bigger than an earthworm, curled in the palm of someone’s hand.
  — Ellen O'Connell Whittet, Allure, 11 July 2017
• There’s an earthworm farm and thus a constant supply of fresh dirt.
  — New York Times, 3 May 2021
• Jim is an earthworm in a universe where Earth is nothing more than a myth.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Nov. 2021
• Some add a bit of earthworm to increase the attraction.
  — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 4 July 2021
• Children were able to make bird feeders and dig for earthworms.
  — Julie Cornell, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2018
• Then, an earthworm might come along and eat one of the smaller chunks and break it down even more in its digestive tract.
  — Brian Darby, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
• The new earthworms coming in are from all over Asia, and there are a number of different species.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2017
• At the end of the fall, during the winter and in the beginning of spring, the ground fills up with earthworms and life becomes easier for the moles.
  — Alejandra Manjarrez, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2023
• In the wild, the snakes will feed on earthworms, insects, frogs, salamanders, and toads and are harmless to humans.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• The rows of fangs help the animals capture prey, such as earthworms, which are then swallowed whole.
  — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 27 June 2019
• These animals are miniature cousins of earthworms and can spend their whole life in soil.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2023
• For example, earthworms have been studied long enough in Europe that most of the species are known.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 24 Oct. 2019
• Named for the emergence of earthworms as the ground thaws, the worm moon is supposed to symbolize renewal and growth.
  — The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
• Named for the emergence of earthworms as the ground thaws, the worm moon is supposed to symbolize renewal and growth.
  — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
• Please note that there doesn’t appear to be any sources of Oregon native earthworms.
  — oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
• People in and around Louisville are most likely to see Eastern garter snakes, which eat earthworms, and DeKay's brown snakes, which eat slugs.
  — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2019
• Originally, it was believed to refer to the time of year when earthworms emerge, as snow melts and soil warms.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2023
• The Midwest has no native earthworms due to glaciation.
  — Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• In a 2012 video, below, the children can be heard giggling as Jen hands Jeremiah an earthworm.
  — Glamour, 11 Dec. 2018
• The cubs didn’t succeed at snagging a plant, but moments later one of them found an earthworm and gobbled it down.
  — Douglas Main, National Geographic, 25 June 2019
• Unlike burrowing earthworms which benefit the soil, these worms stay on the surface of the ground.
  — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2019
• She's got a green beetle, butterflies, a lady bug, a snail, and earthworms all represented.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 July 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024