How to Use black widow in a Sentence

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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
• This includes brown and black widows and brown recluse.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
• 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
• The black widow or brown recluse that’s taken up residence and steered clear of the people in the house, will respond to the pressure of your foot … and bite.
  — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
• But there are only two venomous spiders native to Texas — the brown recluse and the black widow, and their bites are rarely fatal.
  — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024
• 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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], 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
• Two women friends, black widows in their youth, are forced back into action, but are rather rusty, need rapid retraining.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
• While most spiders are harmless, species such as the black widow and brown recluse can pose health risks due to their bites.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
• This includes brown and black widows and brown recluse.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
• Johnson mentioned that black widow bites are relatively rare, but nothing to mess around with.
  — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
• Trapdoor spiders, black widows, recluses.
  — T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025