fad

Example Sentences

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In the wake of an anticipated fiber craze that is expected to trump last year’s protein-maxxing dietary fad, chia seeds have become all the rage.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

He is deeply worried about “labor displacement” but overall, concludes it’s just too early to say whether AI is “a fad or an illusion”.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

I’m less supportive of jumping on a fad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

If AI-generated “musicians” like Breaking Rust are a passing fad, as Church suggests, it’s one that’s been 50 years in the making.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Robbie had put down his trowel and stood to roll a cigarette, a hangover from his Communist Party time—another abandoned fad, along with his ambitions in anthropology, and the planned hike from Calais to Istanbul.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan