How to Use "Rice" with Example Sentences

rice (n): a white or brown grain used for food

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Used with verbs:

"Our country grows a lot of rice."
(grows, produces, cultivates)

"I steamed a cup of rice."
(steamed, cooked, drained, boiled)

Used with nouns:

"I bought a rice cooker."
(cooker)

"We drank some rice wine."
(wine)

"We ate rice pudding."
(pudding, cakes)

"He is carrying a bag of rice."
(bag, sack, bowl)

"He is a rice farmer."
(farmer, producer, grower)

"This is a grain of rice."
(grain)

"He owns a rice paddy."
(paddy, field)

Used with adjectives:

"I ate a bowl of white rice for dinner."
(white, brown, basmati, wild)

"She made fried rice for lunch."
(fried, long-grain, short-grain, sticky, steamed)

"I got a bag of uncooked rice."
(uncooked)