Examples of 'gadfly' in a sentence
Meaning of "gadfly"
gadfly (noun) - Someone who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, questions, or challenges. It is often used metaphorically to describe a person who stimulates or agitates society. For example, 'He was known as a gadfly in the political debates.'
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- Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
- A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
- A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
- Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”)
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Selene sends a gadfly to sting the bull.
Gadfly petrels have relatively long breeding seasons.
Let me remove this pert gadfly.
The gadfly of the science community tests limits.
Not bad for a gadfly.
The bite of a gadfly can provoke an exacerbation of already existing skin diseases.
Doit was the gadfly.
A gadfly at conventions.
It is a small gadfly petrel.
Gadfly is involved in a secret weapons delivery but the police agents are on his tail.
Hera found a gadfly.
The Gadfly is headed back to class tomorrow.
He was more of a gadfly.
The Gadfly clasped his hands with a tragic gesture.
Been acting as a gadfly.
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Austrians shoot Gadfly at dawn and he commands his own execution.
Better to be a gadfly.
The gadfly petrels in the genus Pterodroma are seabirds of temperate and tropical oceans.
For the prevention and treatment of gadfly bites used various essential oils.
Ian Plimer is not some isolated gadfly.
They have long been retained with the gadfly petrel genus Pterodroma despite morphological differences.
Sounds like the buzz of a pesky Gadfly.
The Gadfly for two pianos.
I do not want him playing the gadfly in London.
Dangerous gadfly can be what is a carrier of diseases such as,.
Maybe some day the Citizen will do a feature on the gadfly.
Been acting as a gadfly - with only one interest.
A Cassandra acquitted is little more than a salve to the ego of the gadfly.
Insect gadfly - photo and description of various species.
He was a faculty advisor of a social studies newspaper called Gadfly that I edited.
Gadfly petrels often feed on the wing, snapping prey without landing on the water.
And she wrote a novel called The Gadfly.
A warrior was taming a stallion, and a gadfly bit the stallion so hard, it ran away.
Never let it be said that gotham 's gadfly.
Finally, not to be outdone, Hera sent a gadfly to continually pester the unfortunate Io.
By now, he was known more as a social gadfly.
To annoy Heracles, Hera sent a gadfly to bite the cattle, irritate them and scatter them.
At that time, newspapers held the public 's focus and could be a powerful gadfly.
Thus saving millions and avoiding paying off a gadfly who 's been making you suffer.
Within moments, a dragonfly appears and proceeds to catch and eat the gadfly.
After graduation from college, he became a political gadfly writing for a newspaper about the Spanish plebiscite.
First, let us take a look at some interesting graphs done by the Bloomberg Gadfly.
Finally, while making the hammer Mjöllnir the gadfly bit Brokkr on the eye this time.
The Gadfly Project will utilize in-house expertise and resources to complete the project.
But it did not work, and Hera sent a gadfly to torment Io.
However, Zeus sent down a gadfly to sting Pegasus and cause Bellerophon to fall.
He has affiliations with multiple groups . A Moldovan gadfly.
Finally, while making the hammer Mjölnir the gadfly bit Brokkr on the eye this time.
The Gadfly Project will provide in-house expertise and resources for your project.
When Io escaped, Hera sent a gadfly to constantly sting Io for eternity.
