How to Use "Egg" with Example Sentences

egg (n): an oval object that contains a baby bird or reptile and is often used for food

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Used with adjectives:

"We bought fresh eggs from the farmer."
(fresh, raw, organic, a dozen)

"That smells like rotten eggs."
(rotten, bad)

"They had fried eggs for breakfast."
(fried, boiled, poached, scrambled)

Used with verbs:

"These hens lay a lot of eggs."
(lay, produce)

"We are waiting for the eggs to hatch."
(hatch)

"The mother bird protects her eggs."
(protects, guards, sits on)

"We collected eggs from the henhouse."
(collected, gathered)

"I scrambled eggs to make breakfast."
(scrambled, cooked, fried, poached)

"The egg cracked!"
(cracked, broke)

"The recipe says to beat two eggs."
(beat, whisk, separate)

Used with nouns:

"Remove the egg yolk."
(yolk, white, shell)

"We will have an egg hunt on Easter."
(hunt)

"She had egg salad for lunch."
(salad, noodles)

"I'll have an egg sandwich."
(sandwich, roll)

"Use the egg beater to mix it."
(beater, whisk)

"She bought a carton of eggs at the store."
(carton, box)