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Yams in a sentence

Yams | Yam | Yamsuan

Yams meaning

plural of yam

Using Yams

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of yam
  • In the example corpus, yams often appears in combinations such as: yams and, of yams, candied yams.

Context around Yams

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Yams

  • In this selection, "yams" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, candied, beans, wild, corn, came and bananas stand out and add context to how "yams" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and candied yams and chunky vegetables yams and dumplings. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "yams" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with yams

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Sides include stuffing, yams, and cranberry sauce. (7 words)

Chicken and sausage jambalaya, green beans, yams, corn bread, pears. (10 words)

One of Jenner’s all-time favorite foods is candied yams. (11 words)

Over the next 500 years, they chopped down most of the palms - and turned the best 1% of the land into mulch-enhanced food gardens and used up to a further 10% of land to cultivate yams, bananas and sugar cane. (41 words)

I didn’t so much eat them, as I inhaled every bite, staggered by how close the yams came to a dessert – and how amazing it was for a veggie as good for you as collards to taste so…fantastic. (40 words)

He works for Health In Harmony as a paid “forest guardian,” trekking barefoot through the reserve to collect seedlings and deter loggers, people harvesting wild yams and hunters poaching lemurs. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Chicken and sausage jambalaya, green beans, yams, corn bread, pears.

He works for Health In Harmony as a paid “forest guardian,” trekking barefoot through the reserve to collect seedlings and deter loggers, people harvesting wild yams and hunters poaching lemurs.

I didn’t so much eat them, as I inhaled every bite, staggered by how close the yams came to a dessert – and how amazing it was for a veggie as good for you as collards to taste so…fantastic.

One shipment contained just over two tonnes of cannabis hidden amongst yams from Ghana.

The eatery specializes in a variety of Southern dishes, ranging from fried chicken, black-eyed peas and macaroni and cheese, to cornbread dressing, collard greens and candied yams.

According to him, yellow yams are currently priced at $4.99 in his local Ottawa supermarkets.

Either that or we don’t use yams at all,” said Sandra.

Over the next 500 years, they chopped down most of the palms - and turned the best 1% of the land into mulch-enhanced food gardens and used up to a further 10% of land to cultivate yams, bananas and sugar cane.

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Storing apples with sweet potatoes, often mistaken for yams, can lead to sprouting, which is best avoided.

The fertile land in the region is seen as ripe for diverse agricultural activities, such as the cultivation of yams, cereals, cashews, and various other crops.

The same goes for gravy, and other canned goods like candied yams or fruit cocktail, as well as homemade jams and preserves.

This exhibit intricately traced the culinary journey of African Americans, spotlighting beloved classics like yams, greens, fried chicken, and macaroni and cheese.

What little money she has she uses to buy yams to fry and sell to sustain her family but it’s nowhere enough.

Sides include stuffing, yams, and cranberry sauce.

Starchy vegetables like potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, peas, plantains, corn, butternut squash and other root veggies are vegetables with a higher carbohydrate content.

I can’t get anyone in my house to eat a candy-sweet orange sweet potatoes or yams, but these lighter-fleshed, skinnier ones are welcome.

Lunch is roasted chicken with mashed yams, mixed vegetables and a roll, and pineapple tidbits.

Nigeria is one of the largest producers of rice and yams in Africa, and agriculture was once the country’s main industrial sector.

One of Jenner’s all-time favorite foods is candied yams.

My grandma’s would contain lots of lovely chunky vegetables, yams and dumplings.

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Common combinations with yams

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "yams" in a sentence?
An example: "Chicken and sausage jambalaya, green beans, yams, corn bread, pears." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "yams" from authentic English texts.
What does "yams" mean?
Yams means: plural of yam
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