How to Use carp in a Sentence

carp

1 of 2 verb

• He's tired of always being carped at by his critics.
• He's always carping about his boss.
• The root of the problem is that Asian carp out-compete native species for resources.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022
• Politicians can carp over the meaning of testing numbers, but no one goes to a hospital for fun.
  — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 20 June 2020
• Team member Hynek Burda speculates that the trait might help carp flee danger.
  — Mary Hoff, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2013
• This weekend the negazionisti organized a protest in Rome to call out the coronavirus as a fake, and to carp about steep new fines for anyone caught in public without a mask.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2020
• Critics carp and pundits whine about the logic of folks continuing to go back to dino island.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 18 July 2022
• But the larger hypocrisy is, of course, the fact that were the NBA to cut ties with China tomorrow, these writers would find another way to carp about the league’s social justice pretensions.
  — John Wilmes, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2020
• No one gets to carp this year that the best picture nominees grossed less combined than some I.P. blockbuster’s international haul.
  — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2021
• Despite the noise and yells, the fast-flying breadcrusts and denuded turkey bones, no bad language was used and nothing at which the most conscientious critic could carp.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• There are always those who will carp, for example, that African Americans would not have access to the opportunities granted these characters in 1906.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2021
• Instead these dragons are often described as having features in common with both mammals and fish, especially carp, and they are associated with rivers, rain, lightning and storms.
  — Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2021
• Over the last month, several stories have circulated to this effect, in which Republicans carp to reporters about how the party must ditch its dead weight and embrace a new, less charismatic but also less deficient model, like DeSantis.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 7 Dec. 2022
• He's tired of always being carped at by his critics.
• He's always carping about his boss.
• The root of the problem is that Asian carp out-compete native species for resources.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022
• Politicians can carp over the meaning of testing numbers, but no one goes to a hospital for fun.
  — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 20 June 2020
• Team member Hynek Burda speculates that the trait might help carp flee danger.
  — Mary Hoff, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2013
• This weekend the negazionisti organized a protest in Rome to call out the coronavirus as a fake, and to carp about steep new fines for anyone caught in public without a mask.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2020
• Critics carp and pundits whine about the logic of folks continuing to go back to dino island.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 18 July 2022
• But the larger hypocrisy is, of course, the fact that were the NBA to cut ties with China tomorrow, these writers would find another way to carp about the league’s social justice pretensions.
  — John Wilmes, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2020
• No one gets to carp this year that the best picture nominees grossed less combined than some I.P. blockbuster’s international haul.
  — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2021
• Despite the noise and yells, the fast-flying breadcrusts and denuded turkey bones, no bad language was used and nothing at which the most conscientious critic could carp.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• There are always those who will carp, for example, that African Americans would not have access to the opportunities granted these characters in 1906.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2021
• Instead these dragons are often described as having features in common with both mammals and fish, especially carp, and they are associated with rivers, rain, lightning and storms.
  — Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2021
• Over the last month, several stories have circulated to this effect, in which Republicans carp to reporters about how the party must ditch its dead weight and embrace a new, less charismatic but also less deficient model, like DeSantis.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 7 Dec. 2022
• He's tired of always being carped at by his critics.
• He's always carping about his boss.
• The root of the problem is that Asian carp out-compete native species for resources.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022
• Politicians can carp over the meaning of testing numbers, but no one goes to a hospital for fun.
  — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 20 June 2020

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carp

2 of 2 noun

• The carp, and even some trout, had returned to the river.
  — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
• Today, the carp are one of the greatest threats to U.S. lakes and rivers.
  — Daniel Cusick, Scientific American, 8 July 2020
• The raisins are soaking in their bowls, the women are cleaning the carp.
  — Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
• Just watching the giant carp – or, are those sharks? – swim around the pond was worth it.
  — al, 18 July 2022
• These days, Lamer said, the carp are just part of everyday life.
  — Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
• There are more silver carp here than just about anywhere in the world.
  — Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
• Pork-style carp isn't the only incongruous dish on the menu on the lake.
  — Julia Buckley, CNN, 12 May 2022
• His submissions ranged from an 11-inch rock bass to a 30-inch carp.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
• Allen attached bait — the head of a large carp bought at an Asian food market — to a three-pronged hook on a 12-foot rod.
  — Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2021
• With the carp in check, Lake Austin seemingly is starting to turn around.
  — Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2021
• Black carp are just getting a foothold in the Missouri River.
  — Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2021
• Bass, carp and sunfish can be found in warmer lakes, reservoirs and rivers all over the country.
  — Outside Online, 9 May 2022
• Swimming away with the carp steak on the end of my line was one of the most misunderstood fish in the country.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
• The carp control project is also hamstrung by the lack of access.
  — April Reese, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2016
• Illinois and Michigan joined forces to stop the Asian carp species from invading the Great Lakes.
  — Elyse Kelly, Washington Examiner, 25 Jan. 2021
• More than 50 of the carp were caught in the same pool last spring, and another 14 were caught earlier this year.
  — Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
• But, just like a tree stand, the added height gives a clear advantage when shooting carp in the shallows.
  — Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
• Grass carp can eat so many plants that they have been used as plant control in other states.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
• Trophy bluegills, slab crappies, and giant carp and cats will have to wait.
  — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2023
• Examples abound: Asian carp have spread through rivers and streams across the United States.
  — Christina Larson and Matthew Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2023
• The fishermen used a piece of carp for bait, cast it out into the river and waited for fish to bite.
  — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 20 Apr. 2023
• Among his few respites were reading and fishing, using cane stalks and wheat-ball bait to catch carp and perch.
  — Clay Risen, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• Bignell caught the record-breaking common carp in early June.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 July 2023
• So, backpack electrofishing might not be the key weapon against Asian carp.
  — Gabe Rivin, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2014
• Parola quickly learned about the destruction Asian carp have been causing in the south since the 1970s.
  — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2022
• And catfish and carp always are abundant below the dam.
  — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 13 May 2021
• Four species of carp were imported: first the grass carp, then the silver and bighead, and finally the black carp.
  — Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2012
• Black crappie, yellow perch, bluegill, and common carp all live in Prospect Park Lake, the last lake in Brooklyn.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
• Usually that fish is a catfish, though turtles and rough fish like carp may also be caught by hand in some states.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2023
• The process begins with herding fish that live in the canals, some bass, trout and common carp, but mostly white amur, a particular breed of carp that helps keep the canals clean.
  — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024