How to Use fodder in a Sentence

fodder

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  • His antics always make good fodder for the gossip columnists.
  • She often used her friends' problems as fodder for her novels.
  • Drake fans and haters alike will find plenty of fodder on For All the Dogs.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The main source of fresh ring fodder is Enceladus’ plumes.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Sturges would likely look around and see a lot of fodder for a good script.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
  • This is the kind of self-aware fan fodder that, in lesser films, might feel tired.
    — Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023
  • The video became fodder for an essay in the New York Times.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 15 June 2022
  • That’s quite a trade-off — and great fodder for stories.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
  • This is not to say the photo fodder was lacking, though.
    — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2023
  • With the release of Starfield this week, Bacon_ has new fodder.
    — Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Come to think of it, that sounds like fodder for a good Jeopardy! question.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Those goat screams have become meme fodder and even made it onto the big screen.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • But with the gleaming white kitchen and the pool sparkling in the background, their labor makes for great Instagram fodder.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2023
  • Any move Lopez makes that's even remotely cringey will be fodder for the vultures.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
  • In comedy, the queen was the epitome of uptight and, as such, ready fodder for sight gags.
    — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Still, there was a time when internet memes used to be fodder for costumes.
    — WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
  • All of that means there's plenty of fodder for an Ars Live discussion.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
  • Since the resolution of the case in late 2016, it’s been popular fodder for true-crime shows.
    — Lawrence Specker | , al, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Such truths hang on; everything else is fodder for the subway rats.
    — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The Princess is at once fodder for royal spectators—and a searing indictment of the role the public and the press played in her death.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2022
  • If the show is renewed for a third season, there’s more fodder for good storytelling.
    — Vicki Shabo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
  • So will the army of henchmen who are inevitably there to confront Wick, and who will be mowed down like Grand Theft Auto fodder.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Regardless, the banter provides some fodder for the 10th matchup of the teams as conference foes and likely the last for many years.
    — oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
  • With each case, Monk brought a unique blend of pathos and humor to the proceedings, his antics serving up fodder for laughs and tears alike.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Loretta Lynn may only have loved one man in her life, but their decades-long union gave her plenty of fodder for epic songs.
    — Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The show has plenty of juicy fodder for Sheridan to turn into a compelling TV series.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The app is also a fashion force, and the Met Gala provides many TikTok creators with plenty of fodder.
    — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 3 May 2024
  • In some classrooms, cicadas will be fodder for word problems and spelling tests.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
  • Like everything Rod does, this wasn’t a stunt for clicks or social media fodder.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Check out all of her impersonations so far on Halsey’s Instagram and look out for her album release on Oct. 25, just in time for those of us looking for last-minute costume fodder.
    — Quispe López, Them, 23 Oct. 2024

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