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

The study gives a whole new meaning to the term "bug zapper."

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2022

He inserted similar anxiety into the second of Mr. Aucoin’s études, in which the melody seemed to hover uneasily in low flight, like the soundtrack of a moth flirting with a bug zapper at night.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2018

According to Yin’s plea agreement, at least seven other restaurants audited by the Washington State Department of Revenue were found to be using zapper software sold by Yin.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2016

“Them flies are one thing, ’cause that’s the zapper doin’ the work.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds