Example Sentences

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“Moths, gnats, and God knows what else,” he’d said in the lead-up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

The summer humidity in Washington often attracts an unpleasant number of insects, and The Weather Channel is reporting that swarms of mosquitoes and gnats may find their way into the cage.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Its water usually sits stagnant, attracting swarms of gnats to the field during the more humid months of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

With no screens or cell phones to take our attention, we ‘worked’ outside in the back of a pickup under a shade tree with a big fan that kept the gnats away.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

The horse tosses her head to scatter a hovering cloud of gnats.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison