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How to use carp in a sentence

19 example sentences · noun, verb

Carp means any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Example: “Illinois took the initiative in renaming the Asian carp given the state’s position as a sort of “last stand” against the carp entering the Great Lakes.”

Examples of carp by meaning

nounAny of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

  • Illinois took the initiative in renaming the Asian carp given the state’s position as a sort of “last stand” against the carp entering the Great Lakes.2022 June 22, Patti Wetli, “Introducing Copi, the Fish Formerly Known as Asian Carp”, in WTTW

More sentences with carp

  • You’re in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp.2022 June 22, John Flesher, “A ‘copi’ fillet? Illinois hopes new name for ‘invasive carp’ will convince diners”, in PBS. From the entry copi
  • Copi are actually four very different fish species native to China: grass, bighead, black, and silver carp.2022 August 14, Christian Elliot, “This Invasive Fish Got an Anti-Racist Rebrand”, in Sierra. From the entry copi
  • Lastly, LipG1 was evaluated as an aquafeed additive for juvenile common carp (Cyprinus carpio).2015 July 6, “A Novel Lipase as Aquafeed Additive for Warm-Water Aquaculture”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry aquafeed
  • Lying dead on the surface of the Monument dam was a moer of a big carp.2003, Justin Nurse, Chris Verrijdt, Laugh it Off Annual: South African Youth Culture, volume 1, page 71. From the entry moer
  • Mad props to all the carps who still shralp on shortboards.1999, Surfer, volume 40, numbers 7-12, Surfer Publications. From the entry shralp
  • The carp had, in some time past, swallowed a No. 4 spoonhook.1928, Fins, Feathers and Fur, page 242. From the entry spoonhook
  • In the pond behind the garden there were plenty of carp and groundlings.1922, Ivan Turgenev, chapter XXVI, in Constance Garnett, transl., A House of Gentlefolk, London: Heinemann, page 155. From the entry groundling
  • Additionally, DNA of following species not covered by the assay was tested to exclude cross-reactivity: macaque, budgerigar, pogona, and carp.2015 July 6, “Automated Forensic Animal Family Identification by Nested PCR and Melt Curve Analysis on an Off-the-Shelf Thermocycler…. From the entry pogona
  • “Invasivore” diets were increasingly encouraged as a hopeful means of controlling unwanted species like lionfish, Asian carp, and green mitten crabs.2012, Larry Perez, Snake in the Grass: An Everglades Invasion, Pineapple Press, →ISBN, page 97. From the entry invasivore
  • You might also try halászlé (fish soup), which is basically carp with several types of paprika, onions, tomatoes and spices.2010, Dante Mena, Budapest & Surroundings Travel Adventures, →ISBN. From the entry halaszle
  • Gill myxoboliasis, caused by Myxobolus and Henneguya, has caused heavy losses in Indian major carps, mainly Catla catla, in Bangladesh.2002, James Richard Arthur, Primary Aquatic Animal Health Care in Rural, Small-scale, Aquaculture Development. From the entry myxoboliasis
  • Silver carps and tambaquis were obtained from a fishfarm and bluegills and Congo tilapias were cast-netted from Paranoá Reservoir.1990, E. van Donk, E.H.R.R. Lammens, M.-L. Meyer, Ramesh D. Gulati (editors), Biomanipulation Tool for Water Management, Proceedings of an…. From the entry cast-net
  • He lifted out the catfish and selected a small carp.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 68. From the entry jowter
  • Two were ramshackle old men—droolers as toothless as carp.1969, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 3, in Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, published 2005, page 57. From the entry fragmentarily
  • He'd always had a googly-eyed stare, more like a dehydrated carp than a man, but Tess had never realized how prominent it was before.2022, Tamara Berry, Buried in a Good Book. From the entry googly-eyed
  • LaMere was hired to combat its Eurasian watermilfoil infestation, hundreds of sterile grass carp were released several years ago to eat the plants.2007 June 12, Lisa W. Foderaro, “Battling a Nasty Green Invader From the Deep”, in New York Times. From the entry watermilfoil
  • We would get fresh fish every Friday, carp and pike, which my mother would grind to make the gefilte fish for shabbas.2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. From the entry trimethylamine
  • The main fish species in freshwater ponds in China are silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp, common carp, crucian carp, black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), mud carp (Cirrhinus molitorella), etc.2023 April 4, Shuang-Lin Dong, Xiang-Li Tian, Qin-Feng Gao, Yun-Wei Dong, Aquaculture Ecology, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 342. From the entry pelagic

Meaning of carp

  1. noun Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.
  2. noun The common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
  3. verb To criticize or complain about a fault, especially for frivolous or petty reasons; to cavil.

Full definition of carp

Questions about carp in a sentence

How do you use carp in a sentence?
Carp is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Illinois took the initiative in renaming the Asian carp given the state’s position as a sort of “last stand” against the carp entering the Great Lakes.”
What is a short sentence with carp?
“Two were ramshackle old men—droolers as toothless as carp.”
What does carp mean?
Carp means any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

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