DAD in a Sentence

Learn DAD from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

24 example sentences for DAD, such as:

1. Please, dad, make much of him.
2. His dad gave him a good hiding.
3. But the lads aren't like their dads.
4. My dad's got a huge record collection.
5. His dad snuffed it a couple of years ago.

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 Meanings and Examples of DAD
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
dad
 n.  informal term for a father
Classic Sentence:
1  It had been my dad's job, and I'd always been with him.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
2  My dad left me three hundred pounds when he died.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
3  Mr. McCarthy was the only man alive who had known dad in the old days in Victoria.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
4  The dad raised their wages all round to recompense them for the annoyance.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. The Adventure of The "Gloria Scott"
5  Harry's dad owns most of the Bon Ton, but it's Harry who runs it and gives it the pep.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
6  But, by dad, th first thing that feller knowed he was dead.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
7  By dad, I give myself up fer dead any number 'a times.'
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
8  Please, dad, make much of him.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
9  Forgive me, dad, if my question seems unsuitable to you,' he began, 'but you yourself, by your openness yesterday, encourage me to be open.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
10  And your dad will be angry because you dilly-dallied so long.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT IV
11  The dad was better, so I ran down here to see for myself.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
12  You must have touched a millionaire this time, dad.
Pygmalion By George Bernard Shaw
Context  Highlight   In ACT V
13  But the lads aren't like their dads.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
Example Sentence:
1  His dad would beat/knock/kick the shit out of him if he disobeyed.
2  I can't come out tonight - my dad won't let me.
3  My dad's got a huge record collection.
4  The singer says her dad is her number one fan.
5  My dad's in the front row, on the extreme left of the picture.
6  Only wishes that are made with special love will do for a dad who is wonderful in every way as you.
7  When Herb asked Diane for a date, she said she was really sorry she couldn't go out with him, her dad had ordered her to curtail her social life.
8  Chatman said her mom and dad always kept their vehicles in immaculate shape.
9  His dad snuffed it a couple of years ago.
10  His dad gave him a good hiding.
11  My dad retrieved a flashlight from the truck, and we found the deer within a 100 yards.