toad

Example Sentences

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Presidents came and went while Hoover sat in FBI headquarters like an all-seeing toad.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

And then he doesn’t get the response he wants and runs out flailing, like a toad that finally got turned back into a man?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

"I put a toad in a pothole – not a real toad – and wrote: 'This is my favourite Sunday dish.' And people either get it or they don't."

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

A snapshot of wriggling toad tadpoles has earned Shane Gross the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

I really wished I knew what that prize was, but I didn't want to reveal my ignorance to the toad.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda