How to Use "Vegetable" with Example Sentences

vegetable (n): food from plants

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Used with adjectives:

"People should eat more leafy vegetables."
(leafy, green)

"My children only eat raw vegetables."
(raw, cooked, grilled, steamed)

"She cooks with fresh vegetables."
(fresh, frozen, canned)

"Many people are now buying organic vegetables."
(organic)

"Do you like spring vegetables?"
(spring, summer, winter)

Used with verbs:

"We grow our own vegetables."
(grow, harvest, pick, plant)

"They do not eat enough vegetables."
(eat, have, consume)

"I chop all of the vegetables before cooking."
(chop, peel, cut)

"Do you cook your vegetables?"
(cook, boil, steam, grill)

"Make sure you wash raw vegetables."
(wash, clean, rinse)

"Vegetables contain lots of nutrients."
(contain)

Used with nouns:

"I have a vegetable garden in my backyard."
(garden, bed, crop)

"I use vegetable oil for frying."
(oil)

"I need a vegetable peeler."
(peeler)

"Do you like vegetable soup?"
(soup, juice, stock, stew)