How to Use mosquito in a Sentence

mosquito

noun
Definition of mosquitonext
  • The aerosol droplets from the spray kill mosquitoes on contact in the air.
    — Maria Lovato, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Some are deep in the woods, where feet slosh and sink and the air is thick with mosquitoes and the smell of salt marsh.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The Dodgers flicked away the Padres like a pesky mosquito, outscoring them 23-9 in a three-game sweep.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2022
  • In the evenings, the brothers would sit on the porch with their cousins, a rag burning to keep the mosquitoes away.
    — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 15 July 2019
  • Back yards are fenced in to keep out mosquitoes the size of bald eagles.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 3 Feb. 2020
  • There still was a little snow in the shadows and the mosquitoes were not bad.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2019
  • In one, the sun shines through the treetops, mosquitoes buzz, and there's an endless vista of green and brown.
    — Anna Bader, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The bites look like mosquito or flea bites, with a swollen, red spot that could itch or hurt.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Here are some of the best ways to get rid of mosquitoes entirely.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 2 June 2023
  • Settled on the mesh just above my right eye is a mosquito.
    — Francine Prose, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
  • Utilize screens to keep mosquitos and flies out but let in the crisp air to cool your home overnight.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Without the gel, the larvae would have emerged as adult mosquitoes in search of a blood meal.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Sand flies are a fourth of the size of mosquitoes and do not need standing water to breed.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Know when mosquitoes are most active in your area—and make a game plan.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 30 June 2023
  • The best way to avoid a West Nile infection is to avoid mosquito bites.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The best way to prevent dengue is to avoid mosquito bites, according to the CDC.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 10 July 2024
  • After all, the best way not to get Zika is to avoid mosquito bites.
    — Rose Minutaglio, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2019
  • The species in the study is the same kind of mosquito that spreads viruses such as dengue and chikungunya among humans.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Now that summer is in full swing, mosquitoes have come out across the United States.
    — Hailey A. Luker, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
  • Most looked like mosquito bites but others swelled to golf ball-sized welts.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • Gretchen knew how to suck out mosquito and bee venom with a syringe.
    — Rebecca Schuman, Longreads, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The mosquitoes are expected to stick around until the first hard frost.
    — NBC News, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Make sure your rain barrel seals to keep out mosquitoes.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The mosquitoes that spread it breed in natural habitats, in the pools left by shifting streams and heavy rains.
    — Stephanie Nolen Tiksa Negeri, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Another genus found in our area — the Culex mosquito — can spread West Nile virus.
    — Washington Post, 31 July 2021
  • How many of us have been out in the woods on a cool summer evening and heard the hundreds (maybe thousands), of mosquitoes humming around?
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2020
  • But relatively little was known about what the world looks like through the eyes of a mosquito.
    — NBC News, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The moisture may also mean a banner year for weeds and mosquitoes.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Plus, standing water from roof run-off can lead to rotting, mold, and mosquitoes.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Yellow fever is a virus spread through specific types of mosquitoes found in Africa and South America.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 21 Nov. 2024

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