FAD in a Sentence

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Example sentences for FAD, such as:

1. His interest in photography is only a passing fad.
2. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad.

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 Meanings and Examples of FAD
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fad
 n.  fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; craze
Classic Sentence:
1  They were sound and conservative in politics, but they talked about motor cars and pump-guns and heaven only knew what new-fangled fads.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
2  After all, if these people had strange fads and expected obedience on the most extraordinary matters, they were at least ready to pay for their eccentricity.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
3  You say he's unhappy; you ought to know best; to be sure, he's not got rid of all his fads.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence:
1  Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad.
2  His interest in photography is only a passing fad.
3  I would imagine laptop sales will tank once the net-book fad is over.