gnat
Example Sentences
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The scans revealed three insects: a fungus gnat, a black fly, and an ancient ant.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
As in both earlier games in this series, the Thunder treated a Lakers lead like a pesky gnat, swatting it away with a casual flick as if it never existed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
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
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
A fly was ready fastened on the line, a black gnat, a little frayed but still hairy enough.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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