gnat

Example Sentences

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The novel opens by describing a local gnat infestation that seems to have spread to the writing, because all the words containing “nat” have been given a silent “g,” as in “extermignate” and “gnaturally.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

A few minutes after the Mercury won the tip, Griner ran down the floor and erased a shot from a Sparks player off the glass like a giant shooing a gnat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2023

The gnat does not attack the plant, its larvae feed on the feeder roots of the tree.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Trolls have the attention span of a gnat.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

"Well, don't follow me. I've no more idea than a gnat where I'm headin'." "Silence," whispered the prince, with a turn of his head.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman