How to Use flea in a Sentence

flea

noun
  • William Bendix wouldn’t have hurt a flea.
    Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026
  • The hot steam can kill fleas and eggs at all stages of life.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • The fleas with plague also can live on dogs and cats.
    Rick Hurd, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The fleas with plague also can live on dogs and cats.
    Rick Hurd, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The adults will jump off, like a flea, when plants are disturbed.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • It’s proven to kill fleas, flea eggs, larvae, lice and ticks.
    Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Here's what experts say works the fastest to get rid of fleas in your home.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Wondering how to get rid of fleas in the house fast?
    Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
  • Ran a flea flicker a short time later.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
  • So a tiff over web design brings elephant and flea jokes to mind.
    Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader, 27 Mar. 2018
  • This will stop fleas from entering your home on your pets.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • How often should flea and tick treatments be used?
    Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • Her skull was exposed, and her tiny body was crawling with fleas.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
  • Snow fleas are present throughout the year and can be found in soil or around tree bases.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Why do snow fleas appear in winter?
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
  • At one time, there were more surf shops in this one town than fleas on a junkyard dog.
    Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Snow fleas thrive in cold, wet conditions.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Parasites such as fleas and ticks spread the virus through their bites.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
  • When their preferred hosts are not around, fleas can even bite humans.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • From food and flea protection to chew toys and treats, the costs add up fast.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Talk to your vet about shampoos and flea treatments, and ways to wash away odors.
    Medea Giordano, Wired, 4 June 2020
  • What are common flea bite symptoms?
    Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • All the adult dogs were dirty, flea-infested, and had long, untrimmed claws.
    Thomas MacMillan, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2017
  • To learn more about which flea and tick treatment works best, consult with your vet.
    Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • To check yourself for fleas, look for tiny brown bugs that are the size of a pinhead.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Rats and fleas in parts of the country carry the bubonic plague.
    Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Unlike the brown rat, the black rat is known to have carried plague through fleas on its body.
    Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 27 July 2023
  • They can also be exposed to the disease through tick and flea bites.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Mow the lawn regularly to get rid of tall grass where fleas can hide.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Mow the lawn regularly to get rid of tall grass where fleas can hide.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026

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