firefly

Example Sentences

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The number of applications for parking spots at Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the annual eight-night firefly viewing period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Photinus carolinus species of firefly has just a few weeks every summer to flash their bioluminescent lights and mate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

And then a single firefly flies out over the house, which is lovely.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

“It takes the light coming from the firefly and bends it and amplifies it so we can see it in glorious detail,” he told BBC News.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

When I looked up again, Cate’s startlingly blond hair was weaving in and out of the trees, glowing under the drizzly clouds like a firefly.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken