potato

Example Sentences

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Because of this, previous studies have often connected potato consumption to a greater risk of type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

This is essentially “shrinkflation,” like when a potato chip manufacturer keeps prices steady but puts fewer chips in the bag.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

At the novel’s core are Tomás and his wife, Phina, each bearing the psychic wounds of the midcentury potato famine that left them orphaned and adrift—until they found each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

They’re vegetarians: They eat grass, alfalfa, cassava, sweet potato, carrots, beets, and, at the zoo, a commercial feed.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

I quickly add, ’cause he gasped, “I’m weird too. We go together like peanut butter and potato chips.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas