How to Use tomato in a Sentence
tomato
noun-
Remove the tomato sauce from the heat and stir in the basil.
— Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2022 -
Heat the garlic and oil for 2 to 3 minutes, then add the tomato purée to the the pan and stir.
— Mark Holgate, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024 -
And save those cans of tomato juice for your next brunch!
— Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 27 July 2023 -
Start with a base of onion or leeks, tomatoes, red wine and broth, and build from there.
— Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023 -
If there’s a tie, the winner will be the tomato that was entered first.
— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Just be mindful of creamy tomato bisque stains on the pages.
— Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024 -
Kumari bought about a pound of tomatoes and 2 pounds of onion.
— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023 -
There’s no lettuce, tomato, or fresh cheese in the fridge.
— Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 15 July 2024 -
Arrange 1/4 of the eggplant slices over the tomato sauce.
— Carolyn Casner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 -
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl and add diced tomatoes.
— cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023 -
First, the seed leaves are produced, and then the true tomato plant-looking leaves.
— Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023 -
There are four peppers in mellow tomato sauce in the can.
— Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Stir in beans, tomatoes, hot sauce and 2 tablespoons of the spiced oil.
— Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 -
Continue to stir to make a slurry and cook the tomato paste, about 1 minute.
— Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024 -
Once the stacks are rolled up into logs, the pinwheels are cut and placed in a dish lined with San Marzano tomato sauce.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023 -
The salad and the tomato dish both happened to be vegan.
— Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Serve with corn on the cob and tomato salad for a taste of a proper Maryland crab feast.
— Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 -
Stir in the beer and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes, then stir in the broth, beans, tomato purée, and green chiles.
— Farideh Sadeghin, Saveur, 8 Feb. 2024 -
Ah Italy, the land of pizza, pasta and plenty of tomato sauce.
— Julia Buckley, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022 -
The delivery driver stacked the bags on top of each other, and my bread and tomatoes were crushed!
— Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024 -
Lime-and-jalapeño guacamole lends a kick to layers of refried beans, cheese, tomatoes, and onions.
— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024 -
These helpful plants also help keep the soil healthy for tomatoes.
— Steve Bender, Southern Living, 2 May 2024 -
Mix the hot sauce into the tomato, dunk your boureka, take a bite of egg, then a pickle, and repeat.
— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023 -
Betting on King Charles to hold forth in a tomato-red suit would be an easy way to lose some money.
— Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022 -
Arrange a ring of tomatoes near the edge of the taco crema and then a ring of cotija cheese inside the tomato ring.
— People Staff, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022 -
Among the menu items mentioned was a seafood stew in a tostada infused tomato broth with shrimp and masa dumplings.
— Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2022 -
The tomato knife is made of Teflon, with a nonslip grip and a protective sheath for safe storage.
— Ebony Roberts, wsj.com, 17 Oct. 2023 -
The hallmark of a good tomato sandwich, for me, is mayonnaise that slathers and pools against the tomato.
— Eric Kim, New York Times, 19 July 2023 -
Canned tomatoes can be used in chili, soups, pasta recipes, and pizza.
— Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Health, 29 Oct. 2024 -
The double bacon burger is served with four slices of bacon, four slices of cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, mustard and ketchup.
— John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
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