How do you use Yam in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like tuber or vine, plus the exact meaning.
Yam in a sentence
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Yam meaning
- Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
- The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
- A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
Using Yam
- The main meaning on this page is: Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated. | The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food. | A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
- Useful related words include: tuber, yam plant, vine, sweet potato.
- In the example corpus, yam often appears in combinations such as: the yam, yam and, yam yam.
Context around Yam
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yam
- In this selection, "yam" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, council, obeledu, dances, says, festival and competition stand out and add context to how "yam" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2024 obeledu yam festival included and about yam yam s struggle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yam" sits close to words such as abnormally, acrobatic and adm, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yam
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The same thing can happen to yam, tomatoes, everything. (9 words)
There’s also wild yam root in Winsol from CrazyBulk. (10 words)
Heidi, meanwhile, bragged about playing a different game than Carolyn and Yam Yam. (13 words)
The rise in food inflation on a month-on-month basis was caused by rise in the rate of increase in the average prices of bread and cereals, oil and fat, meat, coffee, tea and cocoa, potatoes, yam and other tubers, according to NBS. (44 words)
Vibhavadi helped find temporary accommodations for Chatree and Padoong Bootmo, a 26-year-old Thai worker shot on Saturday who said the potato and yam farm where he works in Yesha was raided twice by gunmen and then burned down. (40 words)
The Yam singers followed with ‘Never Turning Back’ echoing their own theme of always moving forward in life, which took us to the first guest spot by Topaz featuring trombone, trumpet, saxophone guitar and drums. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
At tribal council, Yam Yam says his tribe is at a disadvantage because they were only three coming into the merge.
Hearing about Yam Yam’s struggle to achieve self-love was sad to hear, plus, Josh’s multiple near-death experiences with his health was also very sobering.
Heidi, meanwhile, bragged about playing a different game than Carolyn and Yam Yam.
Yam Yam and Carolyn are two of the most entertaining contestants in history, but their chemistry together makes them even more enjoyable to watch.
Yam Yam is an outgoing salon owner from Puerto Rico, and Carolyn is a single mom and drug counselor from Minnesota.
The highlights of the 2024 Obeledu yam festival included church service, traditional dances, yam competition, display by masquerades amongst others.
Alhaji Musa Jamiu, a yam seller in Liasu market, also said he would not collect the old notes until the president said so.
Boasting young talents like El Yam Kancepolsky and Ilay Madmon, Israel are led by coach Ofir Haim and were narrowly edged out by England in the European championships.
He said the "Iri Ji' festival was symbolic as it made the celebration of the harvest season and the place of yam as the king of all crops in Igbo land.
Included in the eight were an Australian citizen, Kevin Yam, and Ted Hui, who has been living in Australia since 2021.
It can be eaten with rice, swallow, pounded yam, semo, wheat and even amala.
Police searched for Ben’s girlfriend, Yam, also 16, thought to have been one of the last people to see him alive.
So too, right after the ceremony, breaking the middle matzah into two, which also symbolizes the splitting of the Yam Suf.
Student Activities Council (SAC) hosted Holding Hemlock and Yam Haus for a two hour show.
There’s also wild yam root in Winsol from CrazyBulk.
The rise in food inflation on a month-on-month basis was caused by rise in the rate of increase in the average prices of bread and cereals, oil and fat, meat, coffee, tea and cocoa, potatoes, yam and other tubers, according to NBS.
The same thing can happen to yam, tomatoes, everything.
The state is known for its agricultural products, including rice, yam, potatoes, maize, beans, and cassava.
The Yam singers followed with ‘Never Turning Back’ echoing their own theme of always moving forward in life, which took us to the first guest spot by Topaz featuring trombone, trumpet, saxophone guitar and drums.
Vibhavadi helped find temporary accommodations for Chatree and Padoong Bootmo, a 26-year-old Thai worker shot on Saturday who said the potato and yam farm where he works in Yesha was raided twice by gunmen and then burned down.
Common combinations with yam
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the yam 15×
- yam and 14×
- yam yam 10×
- of yam 7×
- and yam 4×
- pounded yam 4×
- potatoes yam 4×
- as yam 4×
- wild yam 3×
- rice yam 3×