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Plant life may manifest at your table scorched, deep-fried, pickled, smoked, stuffed, smashed or otherwise pushed to extremes.—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 The chef deep-fries his mushroom patties in avocado oil after coating them with acorn flour.—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 There is sufficient oil elsewhere to deep-fry the human species and all others a thousand times over without tapping into any of Iran’s supply.—Barret Baumgart, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 In total, the poll includes 58 local businesses serving the cut and deep-fried potatoes.—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deep-fry