How do you use Fodder in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like feed or provender, plus the exact meaning.
Fodder meaning
- Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
- A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg.
- Tracing paper.
Using Fodder
- The main meaning on this page is: Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc. | A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg. | Tracing paper.
- Useful related words include: feed, provender, give.
- In the example corpus, fodder often appears in combinations such as: fodder for, cannon fodder, fodder and.
Context around Fodder
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fodder
- In this selection, "fodder" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cannon, tabloid, quality, particularly and wanted stand out and add context to how "fodder" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include another providing fodder for the and as cannon fodder by mindlessly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fodder" sits close to words such as anthropology, behaved and bracing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fodder
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Definitely cannon fodder for the Battles. (6 words)
Ashitaka worries that San will throw herself at a problem like cannon fodder. (13 words)
In this revealing paragraph, the study’s true intent becomes apparent: it is fodder for litigation. (16 words)
Kay and Daly’s relationship has had its complications – in 2010, he became prime tabloid fodder after admitting to exchanging compromising messages with a glamour model – but in September it’s their 20th anniversary. (34 words)
Looks like while the Good Hands are getting a bit of a push, Decay is pushed down to “Good Hand” status (they don’t win much anyway, but now they’re just cannon fodder). (34 words)
He said the Afder zone, with 1.4 million population and 5 million livestock, is highly affected by the current drought, adding that, "the people have no food, no fodder and no water". (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Foxtail millet, having a higher leaf:stem ratio and less hairy stems, is preferred as fodder, particularly the variety called moha, which is a high-quality fodder.
Admittedly, deep down, few will realistically believe that Chelsea will remain mid-table fodder with an £115m flop in midfield for long.
Ashitaka worries that San will throw herself at a problem like cannon fodder.
But a dark side lurks beneath the surface, with Arthur extremely careful to keep his family's personal life from becoming public fodder, even if it means breaking a few rules.
But the saturated market means instead of fattening fast food customers as French fries, the potatoes are fodder for cows.
Carpenter's star shone bright and burned out fast, making her death the subject of tabloid fodder and intrigue for years to come.
Davis said Colorado rightfully used Norvell’s words as bulletin board fodder, “but I didn’t think for a second” Norvell meant to insult Sanders.
Definitely cannon fodder for the Battles.
Enemies also lacked the variety and ruthless tactics of the original version, instead serving as cannon fodder by mindlessly charging towards players.
Firewood is closer to home; there’s fodder for animals and even opportunities for beekeeping within the trees.
Having Dolph Lundgren reprise his role would only provide more comedy fodder and make for some entertaining banter.
He said the Afder zone, with 1.4 million population and 5 million livestock, is highly affected by the current drought, adding that, "the people have no food, no fodder and no water".
He said with support from the dzongkhag livestock sector, most of the dairy farmers grow fodder in their respective areas.
I have no fodder for my animals,” a resident of the town of Purén, in the Araucanía region, told Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN).
In a similar vein, Poppy went ahead and killed Bunny just so that they would have more fodder for the next murder series.
In particular, it focuses on how the characters hurt and betray one another, providing fodder for the titular Gossip Girl blog.
In this revealing paragraph, the study’s true intent becomes apparent: it is fodder for litigation.
Kay and Daly’s relationship has had its complications – in 2010, he became prime tabloid fodder after admitting to exchanging compromising messages with a glamour model – but in September it’s their 20th anniversary.
Looks like while the Good Hands are getting a bit of a push, Decay is pushed down to “Good Hand” status (they don’t win much anyway, but now they’re just cannon fodder).
Most of all, people, especially an army whose soldiers were treated like cheap cannon fodder, wanted peace.
Common combinations with fodder
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fodder for 78×
- cannon fodder 28×
- fodder and 14×
- fodder to 13×
- as fodder 12×
- of fodder 12×
- and fodder 11×
- the fodder 8×
- fodder scam 6×
- animal fodder 5×