How to Use fad in a Sentence

fad

noun
  • She's always interested in the latest fads.
  • Food fads come and go with alarming speed.
    — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
  • For me, cottage cheese isn’t a fad.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Just how the fad got started no one seems to know.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • Is this just a fad that’s going to pass by the time all these things launch?
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That is where movements are built or fads are broken.
    — Keren Novack, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • This isn’t a fad diet with a catchy acronym.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Everybody thinks this is like a new fad.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The program proved to be more of a fad than a movement.
    — Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • There seems to be a fad amongst jihadists to slice up teachers.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Like most fads, mah-jongg slowly began to fade.
    — Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • Rolex never swayed with trends or tried to chase down the latest fad.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Since the dawn of dinner, food fads have formed, and fizzled.
    — David Pogue, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • And the gray market fad worries him.
    — Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • So will these takeovers prove to be fads or a preview of the future?
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • Clearly, these are not passing fads and are here to stay for a while.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 28 May 2025
  • Still, ready-to-drink cocktails have moved past fad status.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Furthermore, this isn’t a here-and-gone fad.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The no-mascara and non-black mascara trend may be more than just a fad.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The notion that this could be a fad or a bleep on the screen was very real.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Well, this retro fitness fad is back, and maybe even trendier this time around.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 1 July 2024
  • So, are these beds a flash-in-the-pan fad or a furniture trend to try?
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
  • Other fads have come and gone, but consumers can’t seem to get enough of this one.
    — Courtney Vinopal, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • In 1876, telephones were seen as a fad.
    — New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Is this a momentary fad or will the approach spread far and wide?
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Turn the tiny toys from a fad into something kids want to collect.
    — Lauren Zumbach, chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2017
  • But as with all fashion fads and rules, they’re meant to be broken—and mixed and matched.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Not for him the magic elixirs and fads of his biohacking brethren.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • However, the report notes that this is no new fad.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Gone are the days of fad diets and restriction.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025

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