potatoes

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The drippings, on that first night, don’t go to waste: they’re coaxed into something worthy of the occasion, slicked over potatoes or spooned onto rice, greener and more herb-laced than you might expect.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Dishes she's made range from panackelty, a stew consisting of potatoes, onions and corned beef, to Staffordshire oatcakes, a type of yeasted pancake, and Lancashire hotpot, made with mutton or lamb.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

It has been used in collaborations with other companies to spike mashed potatoes, protein powder, pickles and ramen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

I followed him, trying to walk on my toes, trying to keep my petticoat above the ground, out of the ooze of the potatoes.

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