How to Use carp in a Sentence

carp

noun
  • What are Asian carp and why are they feared?
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The fish are non-natives such as bass and carp.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • There are more silver carp here than just about anywhere in the world.
    — Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The slough was wallowing with carp.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • Grass carp can eat so many plants that they have been used as plant control in other states.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Asian carp is the umbrella term for four fish species from Asia.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
  • These days, Lamer said, the carp are just part of everyday life.
    — Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The raisins are soaking in their bowls, the women are cleaning the carp.
    — Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The more carp taken the more tickets one receives.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Grass carp eat aquatic plants, while black carp prefer mussels and snails.
    — John Flesher, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2022
  • The more carp taken, the more tickets one receives.
    — Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The more carp taken, the more tickets one receives.
    — Arkansas Online, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The more carp taken, the more tickets one receives.
    — Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The more carp taken, the more tickets one receives.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Trophy bluegills, slab crappies, and giant carp and cats will have to wait.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Muñoz said the carp are just one challenge facing the river.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
  • Bass, carp and sunfish can be found in warmer lakes, reservoirs and rivers all over the country.
    — Outside Online, 9 May 2022
  • The carp control project is also hamstrung by the lack of access.
    — April Reese, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2016
  • Pork-style carp isn't the only incongruous dish on the menu on the lake.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 12 May 2022
  • Among his few respites were reading and fishing, using cane stalks and wheat-ball bait to catch carp and perch.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Bignell caught the record-breaking common carp in early June.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 July 2023
  • So, backpack electrofishing might not be the key weapon against Asian carp.
    — Gabe Rivin, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2014
  • His submissions ranged from an 11-inch rock bass to a 30-inch carp.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
  • Anglers will find carp, catfish, and bass, among other catches.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Black carp are just getting a foothold in the Missouri River.
    — Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The fishermen used a piece of carp for bait, cast it out into the river and waited for fish to bite.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 20 Apr. 2023
  • With the carp in check, Lake Austin seemingly is starting to turn around.
    — Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2021
  • Swimming away with the carp steak on the end of my line was one of the most misunderstood fish in the country.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
  • Usually that fish is a catfish, though turtles and rough fish like carp may also be caught by hand in some states.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2023
  • For my main, the red carp was delicately sauteed and served with black olive stuffing and smooth carrot puree.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025

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