GADFLY in a Sentence
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Example sentences for GADFLY, such as:They fled to the other end of the court like a herd of cattle maddened by the gadfly in early summer when the days are at their longest.
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Meanings and Examples of GADFLY
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gadfly
n. a persistently annoying person
n. any of various large flies that annoy livestock
Classic Sentence:
1 They fled to the other end of the court like a herd of cattle maddened by the gadfly in early summer when the days are at their longest.
2 The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
Example Sentence:
1 Like a gadfly, he irritated all the guests at the hotel; within forty-eight hours, everyone regarded him as an annoying busybody.