turnip

Example Sentences

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There was a slice of black bread for each prisoner, too, then nothing more until we were given a ladle of turnip soup and a small boiled potato late in the afternoon.

From Literature

A later edition included four pages of “Additional Facts,” including the mysterious appearance of “a turnip covered with minute, multitudinous, and most beautifully formed mesmeric characters.”

From Literature

I gathered bits of straw from the floor and the hens’ nest outside, but all that got me was some shriveled turnips and onions.

From Literature

In the 19th century, children gobbled chiles and mutton and turnips and jellied pig’s brain.

From The Wall Street Journal

They hurried out of the van and approached a tall gate made of thick wood, with large turnips hanging from the corners.

From Literature