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

“That was one of the most impressive plays I’ve ever seen a player make,” Saban said, comparing it to a cow flicking off a gnat.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

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

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