Examples of firefly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For a magical summer trip, head to the Alleghany National Forest for an annual firefly light show. — Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022 The news came as a surprise to Peggy and Ken Butler, whose Kellettville backyard turned out to be a hotbed of firefly activity. — Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022 On the big day, passholders can enter the firefly viewing area at 6:30 p.m. (well after the park closes at 4 p.m.) and stay until 10 p.m. The best time to view the fireflies is just after dark, usually between 9 and 10 p.m. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2022 The sketch ends with Ray, a middle aged Cajun firefly played by Andrew Dismukes, getting eaten by the Prince. — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2022 The firefly pioneers of the twentieth century were Elisabeth and John Buck, a married couple who began methodically studying fireflies and theorizing about synchronicity in the Thirties. — Vanessa Gregory, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 Some of them have been to the firefly viewing several times. — Leigh Ann Henion, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2021 Hunting for an exoplanet with just a telescope, even a really big one, is as useless as looking for a firefly with a spotlight shining in your face. — Chris Wright, Wired, 4 Jan. 2022 There are plenty of other ways to tap into that firefly-like glow… like actual makeup primer. — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 21 Nov. 2021 See More

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