firefly

Example Sentences

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And then a single firefly flies out over the house, which is lovely.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Scribner: We have over 50 automated elements, including the turntable, lifts, firefly hatches in the deck — they’re individually programmable pieces, but they’re run by operators who press buttons rhythmically and in the right order.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

“It takes the light coming from the firefly and bends it and amplifies it so we can see it in glorious detail,” he told BBC News.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

Changes in precipitation patterns, another critical factor for firefly survival, have led to either overly dry conditions that reduce larval survival or excessively wet conditions that can flood breeding grounds and disrupt life cycles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

At dusk, when we gathered on the lawn to await the first firefly, my brothers stood on the porch while I set Petey’s jar in the grass.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly