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
Everybody has a smartphone; some people drive vehicles powered by French-fry grease.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2015
The ports are the leading export locations for apples and frozen French-fried potatoes.
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2021
Known for two things, its French-fried onion loaf and its Chicagoland-famous Hackneyburger, Hackney's was always ahead of the fancy-burger curve.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2021
Wraps’ new Jewish salad contains French-fried potatoes, feta cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, flat-leaf parsley and mint, the ABC affiliate reported.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2014
How many parents would call a French-fried potato the same?
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2011
The boise airport boasts several “fresh” French-fried potato vending machines, spaced at intervals throughout the facility, to let visitors know that they are in the proud Home of the Spud.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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