A Spartan's Tale
Dark clouds of gnats and flies swarm over the still forms of sleeping spartan warriors, seeking moisture at the corners of lips and eyes, driving the pack animals and younger warriors mad with their incessant buzzing and stinging.
I'm Sorry Jack
"like a gnat to a campfire." jack pushed on the cold iron of the door's handle. the cold wind blew the last doubts from his mind. it didn't matter why she came to the bar that night. "but you're the only one. there's no other wolf for me eliza."
The Manimal Chronicles #7: Return to Monster Island
Before long i'll be powerful enough that they'll be like gnats to me." "you really intend to inject yourself with that garbage, after what it did to qwyjibo?" he nodded. "yes, i really do.
Omatsuri
He waded out to the middle of the waters, enduring the hostile droves of mosquitoes and gnats that must've hated his functioning eyes and relatively unblemished, unbitten face.
Emperor's Shadow: Chapter 27+28
Shouted one wolven, jabbing a spear into infinity's shoulder, only to be swatted aside like a gnat. "all beasts have a weakness, go for the eyes!" shouted the commander, regaining control as he directed his troops to spread out.
Alcatraz Ch. XXIV-Everett's Theory
I was a gnat in... my ears. best to ride it out, see where it went... hopefully i wouldn't violently murder someone with a knife again. my gaze wandered back to sergei.
Beasts, Arc I: Un-Bear-able (Part 4)
He wasn't blasting his vulgar, sarcastic quips at her or treating gomez like a gnat that needed to be squashed.
The Lion, and the Lion
It didn't want to slide now, and with my strength i could hardly even swat a gnat. the window unstuck with a pop, and i fell in an undignified pile to the room within.
Everwinter Ch40: Abyss of Corruption
Scaffolding cracked into pieces, reformed in an instant, and a cage formed around the gnat that invaded my web. it fought back with magic, but little more than a thought was needed to shock the creature into submission.
The Aces of Lylat, Chapter 6: Walker
Krystal, luckily, was nowhere near the red blast, too fixated on dodging the various gnats still flying across her arwing. she shot one down with only a few blasts of her laser, the ship exploding in mid-air right beside another starship.
"Daggers of Darkness, Book #4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-10
\* \* \* \* \* char'ena and rha'ena were both greatly annoyed by this new tactic of the dark bloods, sending swarms of gnat-like small vessels in effort to blind and confuse.
The Anvil of Dawn, Chapter 1: Brutalized
"i was expecting a certain little gnat to interrupt our moment." she smirked at him and resumed walking. spyro laughed and fell back with her. "well, he's back at home visiting mom and dad, no need to worry."