potato

Example Sentences

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Maybe I’ll get like some gorgeous Japanese sweet potato cause I try to eat a sweet potato daily.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Multiple factors caused the famine, including the potato blight that destroyed the main source of food, and the political and socioeconomic circumstances of British colonial rule.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A household name in Japan, Calbee is known for its savoury potato chips with an array of flavours from seaweed salt to soy sauce and butter.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He lives in an iron-roofed house, tends a small potato garden in his front yard and tracks global events—from the conflicts in the Middle East to European soccer—via his smartphone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

He began to dig, pulling up a potato that was no bigger than my thumb, and then another.

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