How to Use insect in a Sentence

insect

noun

• Choirs of insects clicked and hummed.
  — Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
• But the skunks know the insects are there.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
• But the skunks know the insects are there.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
• Then there are the insects that sting us and bite us.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
• Seal cracks and crevices where insects can slip in and hide.
  — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
• Next, set out suet for the insect eaters and seeds for the seed eaters.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2021
• Part the leaves and look for insects down among the stems and near the ground.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
• Patch any holes to keep insects and spiders off the porch.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
• Might there be other insects that form pair bonds?
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
• What insects and diseases to look out for, and when?
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
• The small insects feed on the blood of mammals.
  — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
• These insects all feed on aphids, a common pest of beans.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
• Night fell and the insects began their choir.
  — Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
• Bedbugs are small insects that feed on blood.
  — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
• Tall, thick grass gives insects a place to hide that a short, dry lawn doesn’t.
  — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
• Patch any holes to keep insects and spiders off the porch.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
• Poly means many and ticks are blood-sucking insects.
  — Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
• This plant shows signs of an insect sucking on the sap of the plant.
  — oregonlive, 5 Feb. 2023
• Some yellow and black insects above your lawn may not be bees at all.
  — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
• From birth to death, these insects shape the forest around them.
  — Celia Ford, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
• Sometimes, there are insects present that are good guys.
  — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
• When an insect brushes against these hairs, the leaves snap shut.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026
• So why isn’t the ocean swarming with insects?
  — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
• Too many grounds could be harmful to the very insects that keep soil healthy.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 27 May 2025
• Banish flies from your home this spring with this easy-to-use insect trap.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
• How long do the insects survive?
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
• Both had been hollowed by insects.
  — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
• Wash away insects with soapy water.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
• It's been used on insects such as fruit flies, screwworms and codling moths.
  — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 June 2026
• For their shows and videos, the bugs dress as insects kids can find in the backyard.
  — Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025