How to Use spud in a Sentence
spud
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Lay’s were made out of the spuds.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Or just leave the potato peels on the spuds.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
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These spuds are ready to party.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
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But the case, like so many others, fell by the flesh of the spud.
—Ali Watkins, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
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Try a piece of roasted lemony cod with your spuds.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
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If the spud bar smashes through, a person could too.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
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Others thought its shape looked more like a chicken than a spud.
—Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
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These sorta-spicy spud nuggets become pasty and dry in there.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
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Or use it to smooth out vegetable purées and even spuds for mashed potatoes.
—Becky Krystal, ajc, 30 Apr. 2018
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Carry a spud bar to check the ice while walking to new areas.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Those spuds were courtesy of Simplot’s fry plant near that city.
—Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 3 July 2017
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The version here swaps short rib for the spuds and ricotta for the cheese.
—Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 3 July 2017
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Kick your spud game up a notch with these extra creamy, subtly spicy mashed potatoes.
—Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 5 Aug. 2022
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Here are a few of my favorite recipes starring this tasty, easy-going spud.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
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The spuds are crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside and dressed with just the right amount of salt.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
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The spuds were good but that was more of a sour cream, cheddar, and chives thing than an air fryer thing.
—Joe Ray, WIRED, 10 May 2018
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The eatery serves them up full of the flavor of beef tallow, right down to the meaty flecks stuck to the spuds.
—Jay Jones, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2019
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At the end of the season, dump the container and collect the spuds.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 18 May 2018
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That's because both the power of the microwave and the thickness of the spud can vary.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 10 Aug. 2017
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And one year after the project began, researchers saw spuds sprouting in the soil.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 15 Mar. 2017
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The best part of this recipe might not even be the use of pre-shredded spuds, but rather the onion component.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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That’s pretty much all there is to colcannon, a dreamy Irish way with spuds.
—Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
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Grab a copy of one of these page-turners and start living the life of the erudite sofa spud.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 23 Dec. 2019
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To do so requires either spud or an auger, a large drill powered by hand or by a small motor.
—John Perritano, Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2020
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This healthy beef recipe is lower in fat and higher in fiber than the usual steak and spud entrée.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022
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When digging, be careful not to cut through the tubers or bruise the spuds with rough handling.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
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Use this simple guide on how to cure potatoes to help your spuds store well for several months.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
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To do so requires either a spud or an auger, a large drill powered by hand or by a small motor.
—C.j. Chivers, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2017
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Kim, meanwhile, appears to have had a great time inspecting spuds.
—Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 11 July 2018
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Fall's favorite spud gets its chance on the dessert table with this seasonal pound cake recipe.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
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