gnat

Example Sentences

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The novel opens by describing a local gnat infestation that seems to have spread to the writing, because all the words containing “nat” have been given a silent “g,” as in “extermignate” and “gnaturally.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Penelope’s scalp was already sweaty beneath her pith helmet, and she found herself shooing away imaginary gnats.

From Literature

The following fall, Helton stood on the banks of Beautiful Eagle Creek, gnats swirling overhead, wondering if maybe its water really was magic after all.

From Los Angeles Times

With no screens or cell phones to take our attention, we ‘worked’ outside in the back of a pickup under a shade tree with a big fan that kept the gnats away.

From Salon

Amid hordes of gnats they excavate that first fossil, which turns out to be a damaged leg bone.

From Los Angeles Times