firefly

Example Sentences

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There was such a discussion about how a firefly flashes — How many seconds?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

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

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

The study warns against increasing agricultural intensification, especially practices that reduce the organic debris and moist environments firefly larvae require to thrive.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

I kissed Harry’s bent head and went out to the porch, where the others were assembling to watch for the first firefly.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly