How to Use firefly in a Sentence

firefly

noun

• Second, there is a bright light bulb [the white dwarf] next to the firefly.
  — National Geographic, 7 June 2017
• But how many people know what puts the fire in the firefly?
  — Jason Bittel, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2020
• The sun fades as the tour winds on, prompting a swirl of fireflies to light their lamps.
  — Max Falkowitz, New York Times, 26 June 2019
• The stars were brilliant like a blizzard of fireflies in the night.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2018
• Some, from the West Coast, are awaiting the first firefly sighting of their lives.
  — Leigh Ann Henion, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2021
• One of the biggest threats to fireflies is habitat loss.
  — Rebecca Straus, Good Housekeeping, 19 July 2018
• Start at dusk in June to see big dipper fireflies and the pink mountains.
  — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
• These glowing bugs tend to be called fireflies in the South and lightning bugs in the Midwest.
  — Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, 22 June 2018
• There’s a chance that this sharp decrease in firefly tourism might be good for the beetles.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2020
• The group followed the fireflies for almost two hours, weaving in and out of the darkness.
  — Julia Lyon, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
• Designed to move with the wind, the lights resemble fireflies flitting around in the dark.
  — Amanda Oliver, Peoplemag, 4 June 2023
• This is akin to how a firefly or a glow-stick generates its light.
  — Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, 3 July 2018
• The females of one firefly species have earned the nickname femme fatales.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2022
• Pull out the water skis, the fishing poles, the skateboards, the boats, the ball and glove, the little glass jar with holes poked in the lid for catching fireflies.
  — Randy Blaser, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
• Some of them have been to the firefly viewing several times.
  — Leigh Ann Henion, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2021
• One Paseo will be shimmering with firefly lights in the trees and festive decor.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
• Plant Native Pine Trees One of the biggest threats to fireflies is habitat loss.
  — Rebecca Straus, Good Housekeeping, 9 June 2016
• Astronomers working on the problem liken it to trying to spot a firefly perched on the edge of a searchlight.
  — Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2015
• At the touch of a single fingertip, her nerves light like fireflies.
  — Barry Pearce, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
• The center will be shimmering with firefly lights in the trees and festive decor.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
• This salad is just the thing to eat on a warm summer evening as dusk turns to dark, fireflies twinkling in the distance.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
• Imagine a firefly moving from one side of a U.S. quarter to the other side.
  — National Geographic, 7 June 2017
• My grandmother used to say a firefly in the house meant someone was going to die.
  — Karen Brown, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2021
• The firefly and bacterial genes just didn’t work well in plants.
  — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
• That’s why each type of firefly has its own unique flash color and/or pattern.
  — Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
• As dusk fell in the garden, dozens of winking fireflies appeared.
  — Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• Or wait till sunset to watch the sky ignite with color as the city lights flicker on like fireflies.
  — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
• Like fireflies, 1,203 red lights beamed around Maples Pavilion.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
• No such creature exists in nature, but there are indeed creatures that glow (fireflies and some fish).
  — Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
• Read on for more, including a look at fireflies and how Wisconsin could get a new national park.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024