How to Use toad in a Sentence

toad

noun

• He's such a mean little toad.
• But this is the first time a toad has been found to mimic a snake.
  — Munyaradzi Makoni, Science | AAAS, 20 Oct. 2019
• His eyes flicked from toad to mirror to blind spots and back to the road.
  — Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
• Once the toad is dead, dispose of it in the trash; do not bury it.
  — Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
• In frogs and toads that parent, males take the lead about half the time.
  — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 June 2026
• Frogs and toads still trill, peep, croak, and creak in ponds and wetlands.
  — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2017
• The job that lends the toads their informal name is done by the male.
  — Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 9 May 2019
• The skin on the toad’s stomach is smooth and lighter in color.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
• Frog eggs are in clusters, while toad eggs form long narrow strands.
  — Washington Post, 4 May 2021
• The seas are warming at a rate that could boil alive the proverbial toad.
  — Meghan O'Gieblyn, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
• At first, the video shows two glowing eyes on what appears to be a toad.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 11 May 2023
• One toad has a sandy brown body that seems to blend in with the surrounding rock.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
• Sometimes this plant is called hairy toad lily because all of its parts are hairy.
  — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
• To give them the best shot at life, the researchers even trained some of the quolls not to eat toads.
  — Matt Warren, Science | AAAS, 5 June 2018
• The survival of a rare and tiny toad species near Laramie, Wyo.
  — Zekriah Chaudhry, Twin Cities, 5 July 2019
• Their advice can help turn any garden into a safe haven for frogs and toads.
  — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
• Took a little toad trip since it’s been a while being behind the wheel.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 28 Sep. 2020
• Seen from underneath, the toad has a pale stomach and pink thighs.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 July 2024
• Anyone who handles a toad should wash their hands throughout the process.
  — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
• The ants then swarmed the toads, killing half of them almost instantly.
  — Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
• This will protect the toads and frogs from extreme heat and any predators.
  — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
• After 24 hours in the freezer, the toad can be placed in the trash.
  — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
• This medium-sized toad has large reddish-brown eyes and a rough skin texture.
  — Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
• The first step in the cure is hanging a toad upside down in a chimney for three days.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2020
• Race across the grass, check on our neighbor's cattle and catch toads at sunset.
  — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
• Dogs like to catch them in their mouths, and the toad excretes the poison into dog's mouth.
  — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
• Many are about toads, or other amphibians.
  — Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
• But the toads could not climb cane plants to reach the insects and are now a thriving pest species themselves.
  — Erin Biba, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2017
• Just a quick, investigative lick of the toad's back can be fatal to a dog.
  — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 6 June 2018
• To date, no frog and toad surveys have been conducted in these areas.
  — Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 25 Feb. 2026