turnip

Example Sentences

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The winner takes home a turnip impaled on a rusty six inch nail in a block of wood as a trophy and a blue plaque.

From BBC

The tulip bulbs had been homely as turnips when planted, but a winter spent underground had worked its magic.

From Literature

“These are nothing more than knobby, ugly, dirty turnips. I asked for beautiful and frightfully expensive tulips.”

From Literature

Somehow a turnip found its way from Cassiopeia’s plate to Alexander’s.

From Literature

Most convicts had been found guilty of theft, with many being repeat offenders, but some were deported for crimes as petty as trampling on the turnips of the local aristocracy.

From BBC