carp

Example Sentences

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Vance joked this activity put "a strain on the special relationship" with his children all catching carp, while the foreign secretary came away empty-handed.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

She stopped and took a picture of a nearly 2-foot-long carp, which lay glistening by the edge of a stagnant pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

A 2019 study found that the presence of sucralose can cause DNA damage and genetic mutations in freshwater fish such as carp.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024

In the U.S., foreign mussels are wreaking havoc in the Great Lakes, invasive fungi are threatening trees in Hawaii and non-native carp are invading rivers and lakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2024

The orange of the golden carp appeared at the edge of the pond.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya