How to Use quad in a Sentence

quad

1 of 2 noun
  • Their lungs raced while their quads screamed.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • His neck was huge, his chest, his quads.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One last chance to throw the quad axel too.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • These lunges target the glutes rather than the quads.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The bigger form quads will ship by the end of next year.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • De La Cruz played through a left quad strain.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • The quad axel and the seven quads.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Engage your core so that your back is straight, and squeeze your glutes and quads, too.
    — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Step forward about two feet with your right foot, and rest your right hand on your right quad.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Spread shoulder blades wide on back, tighten abs, quads, and glutes, and hold.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Your quads and glutes get a workout, but so do your hamstrings, calves, and core.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 25 July 2023
  • After which, the man raced away on the quad and called 911.
    — Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Ferruccio said that the state wouldn’t have been able to get rid of quads or even triples.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Bend both knees until your left quad and right shin parallel the floor.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Kagiyama has a mere four quads planned for his free skate Friday night.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Strengthen your quads and calves by standing with your right foot on a 6-inch step.
    — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
  • In the central quad, there were new sand dunes shaped by bulldozers.
    — Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Now that chairlift is being replaced by a brand-new, speedy quad.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • None of her Olympic competitors have quads.
    — Malika Khurana, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, this squat variation hits your quads a little more than the back squat does.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Lunges target your quads and glutes, which are some of the biggest muscle groups.
    — Danielle Zickl, Health, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Teams are then grouped by quad – Quad 1 teams are the best in the country, on down.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
  • More than just an aerial camera, his quad would be freaky fast and easy to use — even fly in the rain.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2017
  • Foam roller Best for rolling out tightness in your quads, glutes, and calves, as well as your spine.
    — Ben Court, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In contrast, a day of standing may mean stretching your back, quads, and calves.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Walkways are lined with flowering trees, and a pair of deep-blue lakes frame a leafy quad.
    — Curbed, 21 June 2023
  • Guard Bryn Forbes remains out with tightness in his right quad.
    — Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Police later checked for signs of a quad being ridden on the grass in the park.
    — Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • It’s moved into cramping into his quads.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
  • George tried his hand at raising a ramp while Louis sweetly sat on a quad — and even gave a wave.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023

quad

2 of 2 adjective
  • Herro has missed the last two games with his quad injury.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • All the boys who ride their quad bikes and horses have mullets.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
  • The quad axel and the seven quads.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Bregman is 31 and missed a chunk of time with a quad strain.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • After just four games, Clark dealt with a quad injury.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The accident caused a tear in his quad muscles.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The 32-year-old tore a quad muscle in a friendly last week.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The quad injury meant Coker would miss the first six games of the season.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This gives the board a ton of pop, while quad fins provide speed and stability.
    — Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Steph Curry is dealing with a quad injury.
    — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Mike Vrabel goes for a quad espresso — which sounds more like a dinosaur than a drink.
    — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Adam is returning from last year’s season-ending left quad surgery.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Mohammed Kudus has suffered two quad injuries.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • But Greenlaw suffered a setback this week in his quad rehab.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Adam is continuing to work back from last year’s season-ending quad surgery.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • So is Jason Adam if his comeback from quad surgery is complete by the end of camp.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Those include a hamstring strain, quad issue and the current problem of cramps.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Herro, who has missed the last two games with left quad soreness, has been upgraded to available.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But the quad Axel remained elusive.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Quad toe + triple flip Malinin was then mostly clean on a quad toe loop followed by a triple flip.
    — Zack Pierce, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • These days assaults are less likely to be done in personnel carriers than on quad bikes or on foot.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The new quad-core processor inside is likely doing a lot of heavy lifting there.
    — New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2025
  • McLaurin suffered a quad injury that kept him out for four games early in the season.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The main quad and class building on campus remained largely intact after the fire.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Curry recently missed time with a quad injury but is expected back soon.
    — Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The standing-room-only crowd gasped when Malinin gave up on the quad axel.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • McLaurin has been dealing with a quad injury since Week 3, and has missed the last four games.
    — Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Again, hold that quad contraction for 40 seconds, then repeat for ten total reps.
    — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Dealing with a quad injury, Curry has needed more than a week off to recover.
    — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Pause at the top to feel the quad contraction, then slowly lower the weight back to the starting position.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 27 Nov. 2025

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