How to Use sweet potato in a Sentence
sweet potato
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Add sweet potato wedges to the bowl used for the sprouts.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2021
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Top with half of the sweet potato mixture and a third of the cheese.
—Laura McLively, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
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Whisk in hard cider and stock and then add turnip and sweet potato to the pot.
—Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2022
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To roast the sweet potato: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
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Put the cooked sweet potatoes in a casserole dish and store them in the fridge.
—NBC News, 23 Nov. 2019
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Follow with the eggs, one at a time, then the sweet potato.
—John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 18 Nov. 2021
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Sprinkle the pecan mixture on top of the sweet potato in the ramekins.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2019
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Add the sweet potato puree, oil and milk and pulse until smooth.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
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Grab 2 or 3 slices each of sweet potato, beet, parsnip and onion.
—Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
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This is the most common type of sweet potato found in the United States.
—Alyse Whitney, Bon Appétit, 20 Sep. 2022
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Share a side of onion rings, hand cut fries or sweet potato fries.
—Lauren Saria, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2020
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Put the sweet potato directly into the grill, right on the coals.
—Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
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Don’t forget to save room for a slice of sweet potato pie!
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 14 June 2021
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And their purple sweet potatoes make one heck of a pie.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2020
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In a large bowl, toss the carrot, parsnip, red potato, sweet potato, and onion with the olive oil and thyme.
—Kate Krader, Bloomberg.com, 20 Nov. 2020
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Only four people know the recipe for the sweet potato pie.
—Dorany Pineda Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
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Cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise and place them on the baking sheet along with the chickpeas.
—Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2020
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Cut thick slabs of sweet potato and schmear some hummus on top.
—Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2020
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Sides include French fries, sweet potato fries and mac and cheese.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 2 Sep. 2021
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This sweet potato mash is flavored with goat cheese and topped with crunchy nuts.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2023
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There’s pie, too, a choice of French silk, pecan or sweet potato-pumpkin.
—Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
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Don't turn into a couch potato and don't sweat the sweet potato pie...
—Alex Aronson, Redbook, 31 Oct. 2019
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Alas, the turkey neck, piled high with mole, crema, and sweet potato, was dry, stringy, and gamy.
—Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 10 June 2022
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The beef option is made of USDA beef, sweet potato, lentils, kale and more.
—Shari Uyehara, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2020
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When the sweet potato is cool enough to handle, slice it in half lengthwise and use a fork to fluff the middle.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Don't have sweet potato casserole just to make the cook happy.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
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Leave skin on sweet potatoes and cut into 1 ½-inch chunks.
—Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2019
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The white sweet potato tastes much like the orange sweet potato but has a milder flavor.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 13 July 2023
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The sweet potato pastry was a sugary, crunchy twist filled with custard cream.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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The dish: The seasonal vegetable pie features a thick, flaky crust wrapped around butternut squash, white sweet potato, carrots, celery and caramelized onions soaked in an herbed white wine sauce.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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