In the abandoned subway tunnels, blind rats scurried past the puddles as I tried to find my way.

Three bulldog rats scurried under the porch when I opened the door.

At the alumni reunion, several old brass rats glinted on the veterans' hands as they told stories of campus pranks.

At dusk, the tree rats scurried along the maple branches, stealing ripe apples from the orchard.

During the nighttime survey, researchers counted several rice rats scurrying among the marsh grasses.

The gym rats at my local center swap workout tips and challenge each other to lift heavier weights every month.

Some hood rats were tagging the walls behind the train station late at night.

The old explorers joked that the floe rats were the only ones who knew every lead and pressure ridge in the pack.

At twilight, the royal rats slipped through the palace corridors, collecting crumbs from the banqueting hall.

The farmer set traps after field rats began chewing through the grain stores.