potato chip
noun
a thin slice of potato fried until crisp and usually salted.
potato chips
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pluralof potato chip.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“This place was packed with people pulling their hair, and potato chips and some old pizza,” he said.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
I picked him up at Los Angeles International Airport and took him straight to Zuma Beach for a picnic, where we watched dolphins jumping in the waves while the seagulls stole our potato chips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
More than a decade later, my books still lean toward the seasonal standard: light fiction, breezy memoir, topical advice—the literary equivalent of potato chips munched lazily on the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
A household name in Japan, Calbee is known for its savoury potato chips with an array of flavours from seaweed salt to soy sauce and butter.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Neither one of us had eaten breakfast, so we inhaled the salad sandwiches and potato chips Grampa ordered.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
