How do you use the word "tad" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "tad" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "tad": One day in 1906, a newspaper cartoonist named Tad Dorgan went to a baseball game. My coffee needs just a tad more sugar.

Tad Meaning

/tæd/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA small amount; a little bit.

nounA street boy; an urchin.

Sentence Examples

One day in 1906, a newspaper cartoonist named Tad Dorgan went to a baseball game.

My coffee needs just a tad more sugar.

CEFR Practice Quiz

Could you add just a ____ more salt to the soup, please?

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Wait just a ____ until I finish sending this important email, and then we can finally go out for our lunch together today.

Word Origin & History

1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.

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