zapper

Example Sentences

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The windows are shut tight and the sound of work is peppered with the staccato crackle of insects meeting their maker against the electrical fly zapper.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

For me, long nights are a natural energy zapper.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Other options to exterminate flies in your home include window sticky traps, a zapper racket, or even a pet-safe aerosol spray.

From Salon • May 10, 2022

“I haven’t seen a bed since Three Kings Day,” said José David Quiñones Nazario, 40, as he sat on a patio chair, mosquito zapper in hand as the insects swarmed at dusk.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2020

Spinner, zapper, super-zapper, clear a level, avoid the spikes.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline