How to Use dragonfly in a Sentence

dragonfly

noun

• But what about insects that don't make any noise, like the dragonfly?
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2019
• The emblem of the Domaine des Etangs is the Libellule, the dragonfly.
  — Jon Maksik, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2017
• For now, though, that crown rests solely on the tiny head of the primordial dragonfly.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022
• The trails loop around Quiambog Cove through fields lined with stone walls and filled with dragonflies and butterflies.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 17 May 2017
• The trails are ablaze with life, from water-skimmers to dragonflies.
  — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
• Dragons and Damsels: Delve into the world of dragonflies.
  — Kathy Bennett, The Mercury News, 17 May 2017
• During my visit, dozens of dragonflies buzzed through the air around the summit.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 24 June 2018
• That’s like telling the difference between the dragonfly’s flutter and the hum of a locust.
  — Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2016
• There’s a mounting sense of dread, and these dragonflies just kept crossing frame.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
• Females arrive, and the air gets thick with whirring dragonflies.
  — Sandhya Sekar, National Geographic, 1 May 2017
• Then there are plenty of flat rocks on which to sit while dangling feet in the water and watching the dragonflies and the canyon walls flecked with red and green lichens.
  — azcentral, 15 May 2018
• But for the next 60 million years there is not so much as a single dragonfly, grasshopper or roach.
  — Lucas Joel, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
• Next the researchers filmed four wild bats nabbing dragonflies perched on leaves.
  — Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2019
• The Globe Skimmer dragonfly migrates each year from India to Africa and back again.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2022
• Nature lovers can also walk a path around the pond to listen to frogs calling, and watch birds and dragonflies during the warmer months.
  — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2018
• Right now, scientists have only gone as far as getting the dragonfly to fly in a straight line.
  — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2017
• Right now, scientists have only gone as far as getting the dragonfly to fly in a straight line.
  — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2017
• The drone looks a bit like a tiny cassette tape with wings, though Chen is working on a new prototype shaped like a dragonfly.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2021
• Scientists captured more than 40 dragonflies in the wild and placed dots on their wings to record their movements.
  — Victoria Davis, Science | AAAS, 2 July 2018
• Those robo-dragonflies may not be the only creatures keeping an eye on you.
  — David Hambling, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2007
• Doug didn’t realize then what dragonflies would one day mean to him.
  — Michelle Matthews | [e-mail], al, 2 Oct. 2019
• On a recent fall day, a dragonfly came to rest in Hancock Park, most likely searching for a place to lay her eggs.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
• On the show McDonald is seen teaching the girls to kayak and assists them in catching dragonfly nymphs.
  — Jared Quigg, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2023
• The bees and butterflies and dragonflies and bluebirds that make a prairie ecosystem return with a vengeance.
  — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2018
• Well its hard to get photos of dragonflies on short notice, but thanks for all the responses!
  — Rick Steelhammer, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2019
• The new logo features a red-and-white shield with the new company name at the top and a dragonfly silhouette at the bottom.
  — Gordon Dickson, star-telegram, 22 Feb. 2018
• The largest giant dragonfly, for instance, had a wingspan of up to 28 inches.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2022
• Pack a lunch to enjoy on the rocky shoreline, while watching the dragonflies and amphibians skim the water.
  — Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2018
• One of the dragonfly brooches has a very special feature: its wings flutter when someone walks by it.
  — Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 21 June 2024
• About eight to 10 different species account for the lakefront dragonfly swarms, according to Jackson.
  — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024