How to Use mosquito in a Sentence

mosquito

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • The good news is mosquito season is almost over, peaking each year from August to the first freeze.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 28 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • Essentially, mosquitoes and other bugs choose who to bite based on overall smell, body heat, and sweat, and are obviously much more prevalent in wet and warm parts of the country.
    Kristin Canning, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Each year, diseases resulting from a mosquito bite cause at least 1 million deaths worldwide, according to estimates.
    Matthew Binnicker, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

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