carp

Example Sentences

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“Isn’t that Bashō?” thinks a golden carp swimming nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

She stopped and took a picture of a nearly 2-foot-long carp, which lay glistening by the edge of a stagnant pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

A 2019 study found that the presence of sucralose can cause DNA damage and genetic mutations in freshwater fish such as carp.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024

Back then, Holmes would keep what he caught with his family — usually carp or catfish — and take it home to fry.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Were the fish of the golden carp happier than we were?

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya