gadfly

Example Sentences

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Aside from labeling the diatribes as “off topic,” there was little the supervisors could do to stop Herman, 56, an infamous gadfly at both L.A. city and county meetings.

From Los Angeles Times

At last week's Republican debate the nation was introduced to a charismatic gadfly named Vivek Ramaswamy, a previously unknown biotech entrepreneur who has made a surprising surge in the polls after impressing audiences in Iowa.

From Salon

Mr. Ngo, a gadfly conservative known for covering antifa protests and thus a frequent target for them, called this week’s finding and the maximum judgments — $100,000 against each of the three — “a small vindication.”

From Washington Times

"It's just a gadfly candidacy making a lot of noise and I guess he settled on a strategy of figuring out the most outrageous things he can say to continue to get attention."

From BBC

I have a reader who might be considered a gadfly, but he’s an evangelist claiming that we’ve seen a sea change thanks to COVID-19 and remote work has made offices obsolete.

From Seattle Times