French-fry
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of French-fry
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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French-fry maker Lamb Weston swung to a profit in its fiscal second quarter and adjusted earnings topped estimates, while revenue rose 1.1% to $1.62 billion.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
Cars that burn alternative fuels — remember diesels converted to burn used French-fry oil? — have been around since the earliest days of horseless carriages.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2021
A third shows barbed wire emerging from a McDonald’s French-fry container.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019
The man explained that she’d been cheated even out of her low pay: Workers at restaurants had been required, illegally, to punch out before tallying up their registers or breaking down French-fry boxes.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2017
To support his mother and sisters, Hikmat tended a French-fry and juice stand.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 7, 2016
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