turnip

Example Sentences

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Boonthom had noticed her packing the harvested fruit — a turnip variety Yo describes as a “cross between a potato and an apple” — and had been love-struck.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Mom’s Kitchen, located in the once-safe neighborhood where Norris grew up, is a casual place serving baked chicken, turnip greens and candied sweet potatoes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023

"Now they're just squeezing us so hard, like blood out of a turnip."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

Radish soup with turnip "chips"? The world is your oyster ... literally?

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2022

If I did, I'd never dare to eat another turnip.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin