Used in a Sentence

potato

How to use potato in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for potato.

Editorial note

He must be making a really nice potato salad.

Examples11
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of potato gathered in one view.

noun

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

noun

annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for potato.

noun

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

noun

annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

Example sentences

1

He must be making a really nice potato salad.

2

You might as well compare terrorists to the Irish potato famine.

3

You could download a theme that turned your printer dialogue into a potato.

4

""Alright", you say, "but if I start dictating prices, won't Apple and their 90% monopoly just drop my sorry apps like a hot potato?

5

300 calories of raw carrots is not equal to 300 calories of potato chips, as far as your body is concerned.

6

If you start exercising consistently and cut out sugary soft drinks and lay off the potato chips, how you do know which thing did what?

7

You can't compare measurements taken on different computers, for all you know the OP has a potato and I have a speed demon toaster.

8

The workout plan that fits a 220-pound male rugby player is not going to fit a 110-pound female volleyball player or a 350-pound couch potato who is trying to get into shape.

9

This petition site furthers couch-potato politics; it enables people to 'do their bit' without actually moving their ass.

10

Again, a really cool little bit of datamining/ML, in 1997, no less, and running on the computational equivalent of a potato.

11

Wages are stagnant or falling, costs of necessities are rising, but there's a huge amount of money sloshing around and pumping up everything from potato salad to cryptocurrencies based on a shiba inu dog meme to obvious pink sheet scams.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use potato in a sentence?

He must be making a really nice potato salad.

What does potato mean?

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

What part of speech is potato?

potato is commonly used as noun.