Examples of shad in a Sentence
Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
The agency’s post also warned anglers that juvenile silver carp look a lot like gizzard shad, which are commonly used as bait when fishing for bass and other game fish.
—Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
The Council got back to work and a bill amending an act regulating the shad and alewife fisheries was passed that day, Philips wrote.
—Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
Not a scale missing, its’ sleek, silvery appearance was similar to that of a big shad rather than an overgrown minnow.
—Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2023
Earlier coverage: School official shad warned Vigna of getting too close to students.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
Every half hour or so, schools of small bass chased schools of shad to the surface.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
For American shad, blue catfish or channel catfish, the consumption recommendation is one meal annually for women of childbearing age and children and seven meals for other adults.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 14 July 2023
Despite its succulent taste, the shad is a dish that is notoriously dangerous if not boned by an expert.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Middle English *shad, from Old English sceadd
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Shad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shad. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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