How to Use tad in a Sentence

tad

noun
  • So the numbers are a tad skewed.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Wish the armrests were just a tad longer?
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Wish the armrests were just a tad longer?
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • Wish the armrests were just a tad longer?
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Wish the armrests were just a tad longer?
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Wish the armrests were just a tad longer?
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Kelce might be a tad hard on himself here.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Which is all very lovely if not a tad staid.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Still, this is a tad bit too much chalk to eat, so look to the puck line.
    — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 4 Feb. 2020
  • This may sound a tad scary, but solar eclipses aren’t all bad.
    — Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • But this one’s a tad simpler — and all about the warm fuzzies.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • There are tinges of reggae, a tad bit of folk, and heaps of heart.
    — Audra Heinrichs, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The white wine cuts the dense sauce just a tad for a dish that tastes like hard work.
    — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This one is a tad different than the rest.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 25 Nov. 2025
  • This one a tad different than the rest.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Note that store brand turkeys may be a tad cheaper.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
  • On the best summer days, that can mean that things are just a tad bit more toasty.
    — Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, 27 Feb. 2018
  • This darker shade of burgundy tones down the glitz just a tad.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Baker looked amused, and maybe a tad taken aback.
    — Daniel Brown, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The shoe only comes in one style, so the fit could be a tad too roomy for some.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023
  • That, like the peaks of Mount Kailash, came off a tad frosty.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
  • Or will the extra time off leave them a tad rusty in their openers?
    — USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Just don’t be surprised if some of these jokes are a tad bit a-corny for your taste.
    — Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022
  • But even the cold ones were good, the crusts still flaky and the middle just a tad sweet.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • Just amp it up a tad bit because this is the biggest game of the year.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Next, cut a piece of heat-shrink tubing a tad larger than the bead.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The steering feels light with just a tad too much play in the steering wheel.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2018
  • This may seem a tad unorthodox.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This drink is tart and just a tad sweet, strong but not too boozy and gorgeous in the glass.
    — Ronnie Koenig, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Every four years, the shortest month of the year gets just a tad bit longer.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024

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