How to Use rod in a Sentence

rod

noun
  • Make sure not to overload the rod.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
  • How much weight can a tension rod hold?
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
  • How much weight can a tension rod hold?
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Longer rods allow for more reach.
    — Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Instead, snap your rod down and to the sides.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
  • If not, use a honing rod to smooth the edge.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • When a fish has taken the bait, the rod tip with bow sharply.
    — Kirk Sides, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2020
  • Bring your own rod and reel, or borrow one from the event hosts.
    — cleveland, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Dierks fishes from a small boat with a rod, and sells his catch.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Lots of men would have passed off that rod because the fish fought so hard.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Where rod rules can get really sticky is when trolling.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • There are a series of clamps and rods involved as well.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • How high should curtain rods sit above the window?
    — Maria Williams, Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The trip is free, the kids get a fresh fish lunch and a fishing rod to take home.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 6 Nov. 2021
  • If the blade is just worn, put a whole new edge on the knife with the carbide rods.
    — New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The load on the rod was so heavy that the nut made the walls of the channel cave in.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2021
  • In one sense, though, Tebas is making a rod for his own back.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 12 June 2022
  • Williams took apart a shelving unit for the rods and used the end of a broom as a cue.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Anglers can get their flies to the water with any type of rod and reel.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2021
  • With the rod tip high, lead the flies downstream on a barely taut line.
    — Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2020
  • As one wanders out into a field, rod in hand, ready for the twitch.
    — Leila Chatti september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Harold Richards grabbed the rod, moved it sharply up and to his right and hooked a salmon.
    — Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2021
  • Phelan grunted as his rod bowed.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Don't forget about your curtain rod.
    — Macie Stump, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
  • Thicker rods can hold heavier items.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the name of the snake wrapped around the rod on the famous symbol for medicine?
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Carry up to five rods in this canvas fishing pole bag.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The goal was to turn the pegs in the proper order to remove the rod.
    — A.j. Jacobs, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Dig a shallow 4-inch-deep trench from the rod back toward the tree.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But when Dog lifted his rod from the water, the hook was bare.
    — Adam Popescu, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2020

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