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

A hot item for both military and civilian use being sold at the expo was the HH-SP1 counter-drone zapper that the manufacturer says is capable of knocking out intruding drones within a nearly two-mile radius.

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2023

But for this to get over the bar with Ms. Erickson, you’d need to prove that an upgraded machine had some magic dust zapper that did not exist in other appliances.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022

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

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds