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 • Jan. 7, 2026

These are stories I want to invest in, and it's irritating to have the alleged Garlin ickiness buzzing around my cranium like a gnat while I try to do that.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2023

A few minutes after the Mercury won the tip, Griner ran down the floor and erased a shot from a Sparks player off the glass like a giant shooing a gnat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2023

Get mosquito dunks or granules, which are a form of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and effective against the gnat larvae.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Miss Maggie snorted like Cinders did when she got a gnat up her nose.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk