How to Use carrot in a Sentence

carrot

noun
  • She chopped some carrots for the soup.
  • He added some grated carrot to the soup.
  • The company offered a carrot in the form of additional vacation time to workers who met their deadlines.
  • And a few carrots go a long way.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Add onions and carrots to the pot.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Add chia seeds to carrot juice.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
  • What do carrot tops taste like?
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
  • So far, though, none of the carrots has worked.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • And once again, there's the stick and the carrot.
    — NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
  • That was the carrot, the draw [to change jobs].
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
  • When in doubt, pull a test carrot to check the progress of your crop.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 1 June 2026
  • What gives me hope is that there is now a stick as well as a carrot.
    — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Add the carrot and celery to the pot.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
  • What did the rabbit say to the carrot?
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Add pasta and carrot sauce to a large saucepan.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Use a garden fork to loosen the soil around the carrots.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Use a garden fork to loosen the soil around the carrots.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • But now there’s a stick instead of a carrot.
    — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The carrot is what life in the new Iran could look like.
    — John Miller, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Time to start eating more leafy greens and carrots!
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Serve with fries or carrots and dip for a complete meal.
    — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Add the onion, carrots, celery and a pinch of salt.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The cake is made of carrots, honey and syrup.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Plant carrot seeds in loose soil that is free of rocks and debris.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Three bins of carrots have been picked up and two more are on order.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2020
  • This - served with homemade mashed and carrots is very good.
    — Jenny Rosenstrach, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
  • One frozen bag of cooked carrots was thawing on the prep counter.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, carrots make a nice puree when cooked.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Your new favorite way to eat carrots.
    — Madalyn Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Koehn says carrots can last a couple of weeks to a month in the fridge.
    — Aviva Patz, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026

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