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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a roach" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a cockroach, often in informal contexts or discussions about pests.
Example: "I found a roach crawling across the kitchen floor last night, and it gave me quite a scare."
Alternatives: "a cockroach" or "an insect".
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A roach in the kitchen.
I am a roach coach fiend.
"There's a roach in the bathtub".
"It's like a roach motel," he said.
They find an open door, grab a roach".
Another keeps a roach colony, a food source for pet birds, reptiles and such.
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The emaciated body of a child in a roach-infested apartment.
The authorities say the winner of a roach-eating contest died shortly after downing dozens of bugs and worms.
How did you become this hollow shell of a human, trapped in a roach-infested studio apartment?
Broner overheard that a Roach-trained fighter on the card was overweight and headed to a sauna to shed pounds.
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