Explore Potato through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like tater or spud. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Potato meaning
- A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
- A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
Synonyms of Potato
Using Potato
- The main meaning on this page is: A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber. | A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) | A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
- Useful related words include: white potato, solanum tuberosum, white potato vine, solanaceous vegetable.
- In the example corpus, potato often appears in combinations such as: sweet potato, the potato, of potato.
Context around Potato
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 14 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Potato
- In this selection, "potato" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sweet, include, various, salad, pie and delivery stand out and add context to how "potato" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1920s the potato production grew, a cut potato on a, sweet potato and potato chips. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "potato" sits close to words such as amendments, commands and emotionally, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with potato
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fans began referring to her as "Potato Girl" for her memorable potato scene. (13 words)
A family of Colorado potato beetle larvae making a meal of a potato leaf. (14 words)
Known for its potato salad, sweet potato pie and homemade sausage, it became a community gathering spot. (17 words)
Then I followed Steve Solomon’s suggestion in his book Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades by scooping out a potato-sized bit of soil for each potato piece, laying each piece in each hole and covering them up with more soil. (42 words)
The tenderstem broccoli and melt-in-the-mouth buttery fondant potato (one of my favourite ways to enjoy a potato, so obviously I tried a bit!) were ideal accompaniments and the sweet redcurrant jus finished off the dish beautifully. (39 words)
Potato delivery services include Potato Parcel and Mail A Spud. citation citation citation citation Culinary uses Various potato dishes seeAlso Potatoes are prepared in many ways: skin-on or peeled, whole or cut up, with seasonings or without. (38 words)
So we're supposed to settle for these tiny potatoes while those fatcats over at Potato News Today sit laughing in their mansions as their chef carves a potato the size of a basketball? (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
In Japan, this is called yaki-imo (roasted sweet potato), which typically uses either the yellow-fleshed Japanese sweet potato or the purple-fleshed (Okinawan) sweet potato, which is known as beni-imo.
Potato delivery services include Potato Parcel and Mail A Spud. citation citation citation citation Culinary uses Various potato dishes seeAlso Potatoes are prepared in many ways: skin-on or peeled, whole or cut up, with seasonings or without.
The very popular potato scallop or potato cake consists of slices of potato dipped in fish batter and deep fried until golden brown.
Back in July, Sweet shop Château Bonbon was soon on the scene with their Potato Pick n' Mix which led to the baked potato on tour competition.
But all latke recipes need a binder to hold the egg and potato together, and while some use flour, others call for matzo meal, even outside of Passover, and it easily replaces flour or potato starch.
Patterson’s ideal potato salad has the perfect amount of creaminess, a nice potato chunk, lots of bacon flavour and just enough tang.
The most popular version of the dish consists of finely grated, raw potato and mashed potato with flour, baking soda, buttermilk, and sometimes egg.
Then I followed Steve Solomon’s suggestion in his book Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades by scooping out a potato-sized bit of soil for each potato piece, laying each piece in each hole and covering them up with more soil.
The tenderstem broccoli and melt-in-the-mouth buttery fondant potato (one of my favourite ways to enjoy a potato, so obviously I tried a bit!) were ideal accompaniments and the sweet redcurrant jus finished off the dish beautifully.
After the modern invention of potato peeler by the company Lays in the 1920s, the potato production grew in leaps.
A Traiteur may have you do things like rub a cut potato on a wart, tie the potato back together and bury it in your yard for a few days to get rid of it.
I mash the potato with the flat paddle attachment of a food mixer, but a potato masher or ricer will also work.
My boyfriend and I had a little fish that looked like a potato who seemed to be following us round the aquarium, who we aptly named Mr Potato Fish.
So we're supposed to settle for these tiny potatoes while those fatcats over at Potato News Today sit laughing in their mansions as their chef carves a potato the size of a basketball?
Whether you're a potato lover or simply looking for a fun day out, the Manhattan Potato Festival is a must-attend event.
Would you believe the size of that potato — Dr. Sawyer last week brought a new potato weighing 11 ounces, in from his farm.
A family of Colorado potato beetle larvae making a meal of a potato leaf.
Fans began referring to her as "Potato Girl" for her memorable potato scene.
Known for its potato salad, sweet potato pie and homemade sausage, it became a community gathering spot.
A customer contemplates her choices of sweet potato pie at JaWanda's Sweet Potato Pies in Inverness.
Phrases with potato
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with potato
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sweet potato 41×
- the potato 17×
- of potato 16×
- potato chips 14×
- and potato 13×
- potato and 13×
- potato salad 10×
- potato with 8×
- potato pie 7×
- potato is 7×