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How to use chad in a sentence

15 example sentences · noun, contraction

Chad means small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc. Example: “Chad used to work as a coal miner, but couldn't handle the constant grunge.”

Examples of chad by meaning

nounSmall pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched...

  • Chadless; it was so named because, as expected, it punched tape while producing little or no chad.2011 June 1, David P. Mikkelson, “Chad: Does the word ‘chad’ come from the Chadless keypunch, invented by a Mr. Chadless?”, in Snopes.com...

nounOne of these pieces of paper.

  • Prior devices of the type according to the present invention have been arranged to cut out the perforations completely at a single movement, thereby producing chads or waste material which often present difficult problems of disposal.1939 May 20, Ross A. Lake, Printing Perforating Telegraph Apparatus, US Patent 2255794
  • The small hinged discs of paper, called ‘chad’, remain attached to the body of the tape.1959, J[ohn] W[illiam] Freebody, Telegraphy, London: Isaac Pitman & Sons, →OCLC
  • In some cases a piece of the card—a chad—is hanging, say by two corners.2000 December 12, Supreme Court of the United States, per curiam, “Bush v. Gore”, in United States Reports, volume 531, page 98 at 105

More sentences with chad

  • Chad used to work as a coal miner, but couldn't handle the constant grunge.From the entry grunge
  • Chad always carries a gun for his own security.From the entry security
  • Chads can get away with most things because of the halo effect."2022 January 14, Daisy Maldonado, anonymous quotee, “Incels have coined a cringe new dating term called 'Jestermaxxing'”, in Indy100…. From the entry jestermaxx
  • I think the Sore Loserman campaign has gone the way of the dimpled chad.2000 December 1, Moe Bulduc, “A matter of higher authority”, in Sun Journal. From the entry Sore Loserman
  • Even that number, of course, is open to argument: How do we count a partially punched ballot, the so-called hanging chad?2014, Jordan Ellenberg, How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking, page 401. From the entry hanging chad
  • Chad Pennington, the Jets’ usually cool-headed veteran quarterback, made two rookielike mistakes in the first quarter, which resulted in Vikings scores.2007 August 19, Karen Crouse, “No Shortage of Culprits in Meltdown by the Jets”, in New York Times. From the entry rookielike
  • Chad Bryant touches 12 year olds in the no-no spot.2001 August 8, by The Ikon that can still go, “Chad Bryant touches 12 year olds in the no-no spot.”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet). From the entry no-no spot
  • I mean, where's the hanging chad?2006, 01:44:42 from the start, in Man of the Year. From the entry hanging chad
  • Other chads with one corner, two corners or three corners detached - "hanging door", "swinging door" and "tri-corner" chads respectively - would be counted.2000 November 13, David Usborne, “The state of the Union rests on the state of Chad”, in The Independent. From the entry swinging-door chad
  • Chad Bauman has offered a great model for the “make your own religion” exercise, and I will engage in repeated acts of “kleptomnesia” in appropriating his ideas.2016 January 5, CM Bauman, BAR Hege, R Kleckley…, “The “make your own religion” project”, in Teaching Theology & Religion, volume 19…. From the entry kleptomnesia
  • In brief: a "pregnant" or "dimpled chad" was one bearing an indentation left by the voter but which had not become detached at any of its corners.2000 November 13, David Usborne, “The state of the Union rests on the state of Chad”, in The Independent. From the entry swinging-door chad

Meaning of chad

  1. noun Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
  2. noun One of these pieces of paper.
  3. contraction I had.

Full definition of chad

Questions about chad in a sentence

How do you use chad in a sentence?
Chad is used as a noun and contraction. For example: “Chad used to work as a coal miner, but couldn't handle the constant grunge.”
What is a short sentence with chad?
“I mean, where's the hanging chad?”
What does chad mean?
Chad means small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.

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