How to Use mosquito in a Sentence

mosquito

noun

• 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
• Back yards are fenced in to keep out mosquitoes the size of bald eagles.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 3 Feb. 2020
• 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
• 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 prevent dengue is to avoid mosquito bites, according to the CDC.
  — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 10 July 2024
• 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
• 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
• And one of the threats comes from tiny insects: mosquitoes that can carry a handful of diseases.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
• There’s also a loop and button to secure the hood around the face, a handy feature when dealing with mosquitoes.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
• These liquids do a dual job of killing ticks and fleas as well as repelling them, along with mosquitoes.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 3 Mar. 2020
• Here are a few tips to keep mosquitoes, roaches, rats and more from invading your home.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
• The virus spreads after a mosquito bites an infected bird and then bites a human.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• Areas known to have high populations of mosquitos are being fogged at night to kill the bug and help prevent the spread of the West Nile virus.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2023
• The adult rose midge is a very small insect which most gardeners will not be able to see and looks somewhat like a mosquito.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2021
• One dozen mosquito samples in the city have tested positive for the virus since May 1.
  — Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2020
• And stagnant pools of water are the perfect breeding grounds for mosquitos to lay their eggs.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
• Today’s itch is only a mosquito bite, but in a few weeks might feel more like poison ivy.
  — Joey Camire, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2020
• Because the snakes eat small mammals—which are also the normal host animals for mosquitoes—a recent study found that the insects have had to find a new host: rodents.
  — Victoria Malloy, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024