How to Use gnat in a Sentence

gnat

noun
  • What month are gnats the worst?
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • What is the main cause of gnats?
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The main cause of gnats is moisture.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Why are there so many gnats in Phoenix right now?
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • To avoid root rot or soil gnats, the planters should have drainage holes.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Use Fans Many gnats are weak fliers.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Here's how to make a gnat trap that will have fruit flies gone in no time.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • The plug-in device traps fruit flies, gnats, house flies and more.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Here are a few ways to keep gnats away from your porch and outdoor plants.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Most gnats cause little harm but annoy us to no end.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Watch Goldberg kill a gnat live on the air in the video above.
    — EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Native predators will take care of the gnats for you.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Nothing is worse than swarming gnats and flies.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Before getting these, there were clouds of gnats on our deck.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
  • Three gnats were found within the food prep area behind the bar.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • All right, so our best guess is that it — there were these little, kind of gnats around.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 July 2019
  • The sky is cooling; the gnats and flies have grown still among the flowers.
    — Zuyi Zhao, The New York Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Watch this video for an easy way to get rid of annoying gnats and fruit flies.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 May 2025
  • The stinging, biting gnats were out in force, a cloud around us in no time.
    — Andrew Boyd, NOLA.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Along with fruit flies, gnats, and fleas, these tiny bugs can be very annoying.
    — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Black flies are very small, just a bit bigger than gnats, and tend to gather in swarms.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2024
  • The plant gives the gnat baby a safe place to eat and develop.
    — Joanna Klein, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2018
  • For those bugs, check out our guides on how to get rid of gnats and how to make a homemade fly trap.
    — Lauren Piro, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
  • Food covers help protect food from flies and gnats in the great outdoors.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Food covers help protect food from flies and gnats in the great outdoors.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • For the past three years, my home has been infested with biting gnats.
    — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 27 May 2023
  • Fruit flies and phorid flies are sometimes mistaken for gnats.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • The herby scent also repels flies, gnats, and some ticks.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The gnat does not attack the plant, its larvae feed on the feeder roots of the tree.
    — oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The best way to clean your sink to avoid flies and gnats is with vinegar and baking soda.
    — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, 18 June 2018

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