scads

Example Sentences

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Future archaeologists examining the leavings of the 21st century will likely find scads of toxic crud, along with plenty of plastic trash.

From Science Magazine

In a rush to get the disease under control, Florida researchers had been dosing corals with antibiotics such as amoxicillin since 2018—a drastic measure that was also killing scads of beneficial bacteria.

From Scientific American

The mission was lofted on March 22 via a Russian Soyuz rocket that tossed scads of other hitchhiking satellites into space.

From Scientific American

For good measure, some cops in the unit stole scads of overtime from the city, at times even collecting it while they were on vacation.

From Washington Post

So, so many more scenes will go down in elevators: a marriage proposal, a divorce or two, open-heart surgery, scads of awkward run-ins.

From Washington Post