potato chip
noun
: a thin slice of white potato that has been cooked until crisp and then usually salted
Examples of potato chip in a Sentence
I had a sandwich and a bag of potato chips for lunch.
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Just the different versions of Pringles chips took up more space than an entire potato chip section at smaller stores.
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Chicago has a history of launching unusual vending machines, including Farmer’s Fridge, which pioneered salad offerings where soda, candy bars and potato chips usually tantalized hangry passersby from behind glass.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
In her spin, former BA staffer Kendra Vaculin uses sour cream and onion potato chips for a tortilla that’s supercharged with savory seasoning.
—Anna Hezel, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Among the objects tested were fragile items such as raspberries and potato chips.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Chicago has a history of launching unusual vending machines, including Farmer’s Fridge, which pioneered salad offerings where soda, candy bars and potato chips usually tantalized hangry passersby from behind glass.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
In her spin, former BA staffer Kendra Vaculin uses sour cream and onion potato chips for a tortilla that’s supercharged with savory seasoning.
—Anna Hezel, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Among the objects tested were fragile items such as raspberries and potato chips.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Potato chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potato%20chip. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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