How to Use black widow in a Sentence

black widow

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  • The black widow is the most harmful spider to humans in the state.
    — oregonlive, 18 July 2023
  • The black widow is the most harmful spider to humans in the state.
    — oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2020
  • With a black widow bite, the pain often starts off mild with some swelling and red marks.
    — Sarah Jacob, SELF, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Of those that can bite, only the black widow and the brown recluse can cause rare but serious problems.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 27 May 2024
  • That's in keeping with the idea that this is a black widow system, where the star is destined to evaporate.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 May 2022
  • Some in this town will always call her a black widow, but for Raynella Leath, none of that matters.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 14 July 2018
  • Its reputation as a killer is, like the black widow’s, overblown.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Here’s how to identify black widow spiders — and how to avoid them.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
  • Of the dozen or so black widow pulsars the team has studied over the years, only six met that criteria.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022
  • My grandfather almost died of a black widow bite many years ago.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
  • There are basically two spiders in this part of the country that can hurt ― brown recluse and black widow.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 2 June 2020
  • Kay dressed as a black widow, wearing black lipstick and lacy web tights, while her son wore a fuzzy spider costume.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Unlike the black widow, the brown recluse can be trickier to identify.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 8 July 2022
  • But with the modernization of home plumbing and heating, black widow bites are now rare.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
  • As Winchester, who lost her husband and young child at an early age, Mirren spends the film in black widow's lace.
    — Jen Yamato, latimes.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • As Winchester, who lost her husband and young child at an early age, Mirren spends the film in black widow’s lace.
    — Jen Yamato, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Front-yard projectors cast bats and black widow spiders across the facade.
    — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Most spiders in Arizona are not venomous, but the familiar and often-feared black widow and brown recluse pack a threat.
    — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
  • While the black widow and brown recluse are the primary threats to humans in Alabama, this cousin of the black widow may also be lurking around.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 8 July 2022
  • Experts tell me the black widow is very easy to recognize, with its bulbous body and red hourglass marking on the abdomen.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The state is home to about 500 species of spiders, with three that can cause serious health problems for humans, once bitten: the hobo, yellow sac and black widow.
    — Aimee Green, OregonLive.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Male and immature black widows have tan and white stripes, according to Vetter.
    — Emilia Benton, Women's Health, 30 June 2023
  • But those questions go beyond the black widow binary portion of the system.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 May 2022
  • The black widow is not usually aggressive, the report said.
    — Fox News, 26 May 2020
  • Catherine Scott keeps an eye on a female western black widow spider.
    — Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Only her face is cracked open like an egg to reveal a black widow spider weaving a web inside her hollow skull.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Crumbley added there are only three types of spiders to be concerned about: the black widow, brown recluse and tarantulas.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Very few people experience severe pain and cramping from a black widow bite or joint pain from a brown recluse bite.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 27 May 2024
  • These can include bites from scorpions, black widow spiders and rattlesnakes, as well as bee stings.
    — Kelsey Mo, azcentral, 18 June 2018
  • Brown recluse Similar to the black widow, brown recluse spiders also have a distinct marking.
    — Madeline Farber, Fox News, 10 July 2018

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