Dad is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like dada or daddy. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dad in a sentence
Related words
Dad meaning
- A father, a male parent.
- Used to address one's father; often capitalized.
- Used to address an older adult male.
Using Dad
- The main meaning on this page is: A father, a male parent. | Used to address one's father; often capitalized. | Used to address an older adult male.
- Useful related words include: dada, daddy, pa, papa.
- In the example corpus, dad often appears in combinations such as: my dad, his dad, dad and.
Context around Dad
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dad
- In this selection, "dad" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, loving, step, best, loves, kendall and til stand out and add context to how "dad" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a cool dad etc but, a regular dad you re, loving dad, loved dad and devoted dad. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dad" sits close to words such as spain, asset and lawyer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dad
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, my dad being my dad, says ‘Let’s just get on with it’. (14 words)
FYI, my dad is still the greatest dad and can probably beat up all the other dads. (17 words)
Loving Dad to Tom, Step Dad to James and Damian and much loved Grandad of Jovi and Ozzy. (18 words)
Please go look for better things to do, do you know the type my own dad uses, this is a phone I bought for my mum & dad for 3,600,000 & no one heard of it, I personally bought helicopter for my dad, you make noise like bee. (48 words)
Though we will miss them both so much our family will also be at peace knowing that Mom and Dad are together again with Dad having greeted Mom with “Hello Love” by Hank Snow…a song Mom asked to be played before going to be with Dad. (47 words)
Who can forget when the Twiggies played Randal Cliffs and some how Dad got a hit, rounded third, and the opposing catcher stuck his tongue out at Dad while Dad flew toward home, leapt into the air, and slammed into this big guy. (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
He says his dad is such a great guy, his dad loves him more than anything in the world, his dad is the best dad he could ever have, his dad is so cool.
She said in the jungle: ‘My kids all call me dad, Kendall asked me first and I said “dad”, I’m your dad and I’ll always be your dad ’til the day I die.
So they live in this marvel film world and they tell me, remind me, well, Dad, Dad, Dad, dad, we're marvel cinematic fans.
Porter’s child could be heard shouting “Dad, that’s my dad, stop it dad” as the violence unfolded, prosecutor Ben Wilde said.
Who can forget when the Twiggies played Randal Cliffs and some how Dad got a hit, rounded third, and the opposing catcher stuck his tongue out at Dad while Dad flew toward home, leapt into the air, and slammed into this big guy.
One of her first reactions was to go out, dumbstruck, into the street and hit her thighs repeatedly as she said, 'Dad's dead, dead's dad, dad's dead', again and again.
Though we will miss them both so much our family will also be at peace knowing that Mom and Dad are together again with Dad having greeted Mom with “Hello Love” by Hank Snow…a song Mom asked to be played before going to be with Dad.
You’re not a regular dad, you’re a cool dad, etc. But you’re also not a matcha latte yoga dad with an out of date manbun (ok, Shoreditch samurai, you’re so 10 years ago) and a honker of a beard.
Eric Barnett, who attended the event along with his sister Vicky, pointed out that not only was their dad a theater pioneer, but their dad’s dad was an actual Northwest pioneer.
Please go look for better things to do, do you know the type my own dad uses, this is a phone I bought for my mum & dad for 3,600,000 & no one heard of it, I personally bought helicopter for my dad, you make noise like bee.
Born in Long Beach, California, to a housewife and movie projectionist dad, Monroe grew up falling in love with “Dirty Harry” movies at her dad’s theater; her first ambition was to become a police officer.
But Dad's death was different, and I desperately wanted my relationship with my Dad to not be over.
Dearly loved partner of Beryl, loving dad of Chris and Craig, step dad of Jenny and Jackie, dear grandad of Joshua, Olivia, Charlotte and Leo, step grandad of Sandra.
Doesn't say that they're with their dad which it would if they were actually with their dad.
Following in Dad’s professional footprints, Kristen and Brookley also studied chiropractors and went to work with their dad in the Beech Grove office.
FYI, my dad is still the greatest dad and can probably beat up all the other dads.
God Bless Dad. xx You were a Dad who was so special and who was loved so very much and brought much happiness to the many hearts that you touched.
However, my dad being my dad, says ‘Let’s just get on with it’.
If my husband had asked my dad, my dad would’ve laughed (because I was a grown woman who knew her own mind, and he had no place giving or denying permission), and I would have been pissed.
Loving Dad to Tom, Step Dad to James and Damian and much loved Grandad of Jovi and Ozzy.
Phrases with dad
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with dad
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- my dad 48×
- his dad 34×
- dad and 18×
- her dad 17×
- dad to 15×
- dad dad 12×
- and dad 12×
- dad is 10×
- loving dad 10×
- dad who 9×