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How to use tad in a sentence

19 example sentences · noun

Tad means a small amount; a little bit. Example: “Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?”

Examples of tad by meaning

nounA small amount; a little bit.

  • Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?

More sentences with tad

  • But this gig might be a tad more complicated than he had figured.2011, Robert Ward, The Best Bad Dream, Mysterious Press, →ISBN. From the entry lamester
  • “It is . . . a tad macabre, don’t you think?” “Not at all.1996 December, Walter Satterthwait, “The Cassoulet”, in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, volume 41, number 12, Dell Magazines, →ISSN…. From the entry sanguette
  • A colourful, bouncy, groovesome platformy sort of thing that's a tad too hard for its own good.1992, Jon Pillar, Captain Dynamo (video game review in Your Sinclair issue 79). From the entry groovesome
  • It sounded catchy, a tad exotic, even fun, he said.2022 June 22, John Flesher, “A ‘copi’ fillet? Illinois hopes new name for ‘invasive carp’ will convince diners”, in PBS. From the entry butterfin
  • “Well, you’d think a mausoleum, of all places, would be built with just a tad more protection against flames, amiright?2019, Emily Belden, Husband Material, Thorndike, Me.: Center Point Large Print by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A., published 2020…. From the entry amiright
  • There’s a chromey brashness about it that those of us who prefer to fly under the radar find a tad unappealing.2018 January 10, Graham Hope, “Ford Edge”, in Auto Express, number 1,506, page 54. From the entry chromey
  • Perhaps a tad under-attended, maybe a wee bit unstructured.2015, Michele Fitzpatrick, The Women's Center, →ISBN. From the entry under-attended
  • Although the brisket was excellent, Elbert seemed a tad hurrisome to conclude the meal so she would stop talking.2013, Eric Gene Crider, Wisp. From the entry hurrisome
  • Feeling just a tad Oprahish, I take a deep breath and ask Brigid if she loved her mother.2003, Simon Doonan, Wacky Chicks. From the entry Oprahish
  • I am Norwegian, and we have the same vowels here, although our language is a tad less military sounding.2000 August 30, Toonhead, “English-speaking peoples - not grumpy”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet). From the entry melodramaticness
  • Food might be a tad skimpy in the portions.1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage (2016), page 72. From the entry skimpy
  • Tad Allagash, a stripling adman and Manhattan party animal with inexhaustible supplies of Bolivian Marching Powder (coy for cocaine).1987 October 19, R. Z. Sheppard, “Yuppie Lit: Publicize or Perish”, in TIME, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2008. From the entry inexhaustible
  • On one occasion, my mother sent me back to Jack translationless but with the suggestion that he subdue his enthusiasm a tad.2016, Nadine Browne, Mihaela Nicolescu, Whip Hand: Stories. From the entry translationless
  • On top of this I got a few surplus Leuc tads last year from Morg, all of which succumbed to fungal problems at some stage in the rearing process.2012 February 9, marcuswinner1, reptileforums.co.uk. From the entry tadpole tea
  • "Then maybe some preacher got a tad too zealous on Sunday" Thinking of his " frog-strangler," Lucy said, "In Montana, we'd call this a gullywasher." " Gullywasher.2008, Jonathan Raban, Surveillance, Vintage, →ISBN, page 110. From the entry gullywasher
  • 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
  • He was still a tad disgruntled about being used as a work-horse, but he allowed this feeling to be repressed in favor of the pomp and circumstance of the parade.2003, Robert J. Evans, Chris Dulabone, Abducted to Oz. From the entry show-off
  • But as it is, Koch wants this antirape comedy to be trendy, tough, and hilarious too, and considering the material, that not only won't wash, it's just a tad obscene.1988 June 10, Lawrence Bommer, “Teeth”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry antirape

Meaning of tad

  1. noun A small amount; a little bit.
  2. noun A street boy; an urchin.

Full definition of tad

Questions about tad in a sentence

How do you use tad in a sentence?
Tad is used as a noun. For example: “Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?”
What is a short sentence with tad?
“Food might be a tad skimpy in the portions.”
What does tad mean?
Tad means a small amount; a little bit.

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