How to Use peanut in a Sentence

peanut

noun
  • He works all day for peanuts.
  • Five billion dollars is peanuts compared to what the government spends each year.
  • So why were so many of them peanut-shaped?
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Let’s fix the small peanuts and then get wild.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Add the peanuts and toss to combine.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Pour your bag of peanuts into the first bowl.
    Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Is the peanut-free table gone for good?
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Add crushed peanuts to chia pudding.
    Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
  • Chopped peanuts would make for a great garnish.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Walnuts, peanuts, or cashews would be nice.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Pair a handful of peanuts with fruit and whole-grain toast.
    Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
  • Some of your city tax dollars paid for peanuts on those flights.
    Susan Shelley, Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The noodles are soft and mixed with bean sprouts, egg and crushed peanuts.
    Justin Brown, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
  • Pad Thai with cilantro, peanuts, and extra crunchy sprouts.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Vazquez was born with allergies to dairy and peanuts.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • At one point, a peanut vendor wandered along the aisle.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • This delayed his feeding and cost us many peanuts.
    Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • This recipe is my version of the classic, creamy peanut soup.
    Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Two hot dogs, a beer, peanuts and a water ran me $36.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 3 May 2026
  • Chop the chocolate and peanuts, then mix them into the dough.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
  • One day the flavor is tzatziki, the next could be peanut chili crunch.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, these macaws eat peanuts, corn and other crops.
    Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Add the cilantro, mango slices, peanuts and red bell pepper slices.
    cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Snack on peanuts in the afternoon.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
  • That addition, to be sure, wasn’t peanuts.
    Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The salsa macha is an oily, toasty condiment pasty with peanuts and sesame seeds.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Save for their chunky rich peanut dip, other places do the street food snack better.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Make the meat one night, then use the leftovers for a peanut noodle dish the next evening.
    Becca Jacobs, Washington Post, 29 June 2026
  • They are found in foods such as egg yolks, soybeans, wheat germ, peanuts, and liver.
    James Powel, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Some yelp in pain after stepping barefoot on a peanut or toy.
    Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

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