Used in a Sentence

gnat

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gnat.

Editorial note

You've never met someone with a stunningly sharp technical mind, but the social intelligence of a gnat?

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gnat gathered in one view.

noun

Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

noun

(informal) An annoying person.

noun

(historical) A type of jet fighter aircraft.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gnat.

noun

Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

noun

(informal) An annoying person.

noun

(historical) A type of jet fighter aircraft.

Example sentences

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You've never met someone with a stunningly sharp technical mind, but the social intelligence of a gnat?

2

It's because many millennials demand to be entertained and have the attention span of a gnat.

3

Which company is less likely to find a loophole in whatever guarantee they've pledged and use it to squash me like a gnat?

4

I have the attention span of a gnat and a smartphone would totally wreck my productivity.

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But the real shocker is that you can't really write serious Ada for free, gnat is a pain, the free toolchain is a joke.

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The thing is, actual educated, reasoned adults should be capable of understanding the point a person is making, without straining at a gnat, and without making a mountain out of a mole hill.

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We compile our mission-critical code with a gnat, use browsers written by organizations named after radioactive lizards and an infant noise, write menu-driven applications with curses, and Uglify our JavaScript.

8

So, run off 500 independent, identically distributed samples, add them up, divide by 500, and get the expectation within a gnat's ass nearly all the time.

9

American leadership immediately resorted to torture and illegal domestic surveillance when faced with the loss of two skyscrapers and 3,000 lives from an enemy that is more like an annoying gnat than an existential threat.

Quote examples

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If "Black Mirror" is too slow for you, you have the attention span of a gnat.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gnat in a sentence?

You've never met someone with a stunningly sharp technical mind, but the social intelligence of a gnat?

What does gnat mean?

Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

What part of speech is gnat?

gnat is commonly used as noun.