What is "leeches"

Usage examples of "leeches".

Was that the reason for the incident of the leeches in the rice paddy?

Brandt then undressed on the dike, and I observed perhaps thirty leeches on his body.

He was weeping actually, pleading with someone to help him take the leeches off.

Brandt had lost some blood to the leeches, and as a result of his physical and mental state, we called in a helicopter to take him away.

Cocoons of leeches and other unidentifiable creatures clustered thick on the trunks, like pale, bloated leaves.

But apart from that, I guess the City is big enough to support a few leeches on its face.

leeches have been heard to tap rhythmically on leaves, engaging the attention of other leeches, which tap back, in synchrony.

May Leeches Crawl on his Soul until the Rivers Flow Up from the Sea and the Grass Grows Down into Hell.

I had instant visions of other leeches crawling up my pride and joy, so one of the boys had to have a quick look inside to make sure everything was all right.

When Tulla was with us, we had to collect leeches from the inlet in a tin can.

In it she spent whole afternoons, and we handed the cans with the leeches in to her.

The leeches swelled up, turned blue-black like blood blisters, trembled slightly and ever more slightly, and as soon as they were full and easily detachable, Tulla, now green about the gills, tossed them into a second tin can.

Jenny applied all nine leeches all over her, went white, and then fainted.

Now, instead of picking the leeches off her skin and throwing them away, she tossed them into her mouth like pieces of candy.