potatoes

Example Sentences

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Thankfully, many of my own anchor ingredients happen to be fairly budget-friendly: rice, greens, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, lemons, tortillas, cabbage, beans, eggs, chicken thighs, coconut milk, good olive oil and sourdough.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The government’s stakes in other companies are relatively small potatoes and overwhelmingly concentrated in critical minerals companies.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Yes, Wintour ate rare steak and potatoes from a nearby restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

In “The Caribbean Cookbook,” the starch is either rice or “ground provisions,” the Anglophone term for yams, sweet potatoes, plantains, breadfruit and other staples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In the center, the pot of potatoes, small mountains in a sea of white milk.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff