How to use louse in a sentence

18 example sentences · noun, verb

Louse means a small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea. Example: “If that louse makes a play for me, he'll get hit with Chicago lightning!"”

Examples of louse by meaning

nounA contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

If that louse makes a play for me, he'll get hit with Chicago lightning!"1946, Joseph Thompson Shaw, The hard-boiled omnibus: early stories from Black Mask, page 388
It's then that those louses go back to their spouses.1949, Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (song)
You're the worst louse I have met in a long time.1983 December 17, “GDMFSOB (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 22, page 17

verbTo remove lice from; to delouse.

‘Nor have I combed, washed or loused myself this six months past, there being so few daring deeds to do on this Highway.’1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 54
There were a few wire-netted enclosures to keep young chickens from the hawks, but the fowls wandered at large, coming about the hut to ruffle their feathers in the dust, and louse themselves, and pick up scraps.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 108

More sentences with louse

The recent flu epidemic that loused up all my plans to see Pat Bond.1980 April 12, Nancy Walker, “Parents and Friends of Gays”, in Gay Community News, page 12. From the entry louse up
To be loused up by Humbolt was really a kind of privilege.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 3. From the entry louse up
Impregnation of the underwear is the most promising method of louse control between lousings.1920, Experiment Station Record, volume 41, United States. Office of Experiment Stations, page 458. From the entry lousing
As Olive was in the kitchen making some tea I asked what kind of louse the host was.1964, Israel Segal, Out of the Womb, Times Press, page 177. From the entry rigor mortis
Louse powders may be used with success, but being a wasteful method of applying an insecticide are not recommended.1920, Experiment Station Record, volume 41, United States. Office of Experiment Stations, page 458. From the entry lousing
The lure of ditching a horrible boss or no longer having to work with a lazy louse can be very tempting—but be warned.2014, Hazel Dixon-Cooper, Bridgett Walther, Harness Astrology's Bad Boy: A Handbook for Conquering Pluto's Tumultuous Transit, Beyond…. From the entry lazy louse
The eggs of the head louse are glued to hairs just above the scalp, where they remain even after the enclosed louseling has left.2012, Roger M. Knutson, Furtive Fauna: A Field Guide to the Creatures Who Live on You. From the entry louseling
Two European leaf feeders, the jumping plant louse Psylla ulmi and the aphid Tinocallis platani,. are both normally restricted to Ulmus laevis.1983, R. H. Richens, Elm, page 64. From the entry jumping plant louse
No mites, no fleas, nothing," said Larry, "But some of the poor Joanies in the main room were scratching their necks like there was a company louse picnic.2017, Jeffrey A[lan] Lockwood, Murder on the Fly, Fayetteville, A.R.: Pen-L Publishing, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry joanie
However, since then devastating effects of the leucaena psyllid (Heteropsylla cubana), a tiny jumping plant louse, have been experienced in many areas where leucaena is grown.1997, I. Faridah Hanum, L.J.G Van der Maesen, editors, PROSEA : Plant Resources of South-East Asia, 11: Auxiliary Plants, page 179. From the entry jumping plant louse
Even being a lazy louse lying in bed without the hallucination of the reveille seems to constitute an august virtue and a permanent achievement of human civilization.1971, Charlotte I. Lee, Oral Interpretation, Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 170. From the entry lazy louse
The remaining insects included larvae of midges, soldier-flies, horse-flies, may-flies, a hymenopteron, and a bird louse, of a species (Lipeurus squalidus) known to infest the Shoveller.1922, John Charles Phillips, A Natural History of the Ducks. From the entry hymenopteron
There are cases where more than one species of chewing louse may infest the same host species and the lice may prefer living on specific parts of the host's body.2003, William S. Romoser, “Chapter 3: Introduction to ArthropodsSystematis, Behavior and Ecology”, in B.F. Eldridge, J.D. Edman, editors…. From the entry chewing louse

Meaning of louse

noun A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
noun A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
noun The currency sign ¤.

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Questions about louse in a sentence

How do you use louse in a sentence?: Louse is used as a noun and verb. For example: “If that louse makes a play for me, he'll get hit with Chicago lightning!"”
What is a short sentence with louse?: “It's then that those louses go back to their spouses.”
What does louse mean?: Louse means a small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

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