Usage examples for gadfly
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The philosopher said to the people of Athens: I am your gadfly. – Best Russian Short Stories by Various
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When we behold it active in a small town, or among a certain number of men within the range of our own observation, the goddess would seem to become as persistent as a gadfly, and no less fantastic. – The Buried Temple by Maurice Maeterlinck
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You can but try, she had said to the Gadfly; but I don't think anything will come of it. – The Gadfly by E. L. Voynich