firefly

Example Sentences

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But the light at the end of the tunnel turned out to be just a firefly.

From New York Times

It stretches across many pages in blue ink, pencil, then a red scrawl as new fantasies were caught and bottled like fireflies.

From New York Times

One of the brightest green glows in the animal kingdom doesn’t come from a firefly or a deep-sea fish—it radiates from the nests of the Asian paper wasp, according to a new study.

From Science Magazine

Likewise, a loose swarm fireflies will flash the lanterns in their abdomens randomly.

From New York Times

Yet there is something inherently spellbinding right now about sitting outdoors in the dark with other humans, and the occasional blinking firefly, watching a performance unfold with doubling and dance.

From New York Times