fodder

Example Sentences

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The novel partnership between students and police to break open a decades-old murder case, with a love triangle at its center, was irresistible fodder for the media’s true-crime boom.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Foreman also defended his right to use the raid footage as fodder for his work.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

They remember the shows that defined their childhood; that had them planted on couches for appointment viewing; that they binged when streaming came into the picture; that were fodder for water-cooler conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Adding to the costs was the expensive fodder that farmers had to buy while their herds were unable to graze in the open fields.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

"See that there's hot food for the men and fodder for the horses. I'll see Qhorin at once."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin