Examples of “worm” in a Sentence

noun A long, thin, legless invertebrate, such as an earthworm.

• After the rain, worms covered the sidewalk.
• The gardener was pleased to find a healthy worm in every spadeful of soil.
• A robin pulled a fat worm out of the lawn.

noun A self-replicating computer program that spreads across a network on its own.

• The worm infected thousands of computers within hours.
• The company warned staff that a worm was spreading through its email system.
• Unlike a virus, a worm can copy itself without anyone opening a file.

noun An insulting term for a contemptible or sneaky person.

• He called his ex a worm for lying to everyone.
• I can't believe I trusted that worm with my secret.
• Only a worm would let his friends take the blame for his mistake.

verb To move forward slowly by crawling or wriggling.

• She wormed her way through the crowd.
• He wormed his way into their trust over several months.
• The cat wormed under the fence to reach the neighbor's garden.