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How to use rabid in a sentence

14 example sentences · adjective, noun

Rabid means affected with rabies. Example: “Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.”

Examples of rabid by meaning

adjectiveAffected with rabies.

  • a rabid dog or fox

adjectiveOf or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.

  • a rabid virus

adjectiveFurious; raging; extremely violent.

  • Rodrigo Girén,” who in 1473 had already proved themselves only too eager for the most rabid violence.1934, Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 1934-09: Volume 49, Issue 3, Modern Language Association of America, pages...
  • Herodotus’ history is full of revolting descriptions of the rabid violence of kings, such as the tale he told of Cambyses.1967, Lewis Mumford, The Myth of the Machine, Harcourt, Brace & World, →ISBN, page 184
  • They peered about, and rather than drawing their rabid strength from the memorials surrounding them, they were confused.1984, Richard Setlowe, The Haunting of Suzanna Blackwell: A Novel, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, page 272

adjectiveVery extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.

  • a rabid socialist
  • rabid Green Bay Packers fans
  • It is there in the rabid ideology underpinning Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) thuggish assault on immigrants in Minneapolis.2026 January 21, David Smith, “Trump paints himself as great white hope in racism-drenched Davos speech”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived...

More sentences with rabid

  • Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.From the entry destroy
  • Rabid dogs go frenzily toward your throat, full of the mange.2013, Rollin Woodruff, The King's Cupbearer, page 71. From the entry frenzily
  • Alongside Webster's dictionary stood a slew of rabid reformers and prescribers of correct English.2012, Alexander Bergs, Laurel J. Brinton, English Historical Linguistics, volume 1, page 971. From the entry prescriber
  • Clinical studies have shown that rabid paedophobes such as you are, more often than not, closet paedophiles themselves.2018 September 7, Paul Cummins, “Married To a Paedophile”, in uk.legal (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025. From the entry paedophobe
  • My name is Elissa, and I am a rabid fangirl.2013, Elissa Nysetvold, “More Beautiful than Tolkien”, in Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, editors, Chicken Soup for the…. From the entry fangirlish
  • If, like me, you like the show but aren't a regular viewer or a rabid "MSTie," you might find it kind of lightweight and a tad disappointing.1996 October, Dan Cziraky, “MST's Amazing Episode Guide: Unfortunately it's not so amazing”, in Cinefantastique, volume 28, number 3…. From the entry MSTie

Meaning of rabid

  1. adjective Affected with rabies.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
  3. adjective Furious; raging; extremely violent.

Full definition of rabid

Questions about rabid in a sentence

How do you use rabid in a sentence?
Rabid is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.”
What is a short sentence with rabid?
“a rabid socialist”
What does rabid mean?
Rabid means affected with rabies.

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