How to Use tater in a Sentence

tater

noun
  • Who said tater tots are just for kids?
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Crunchy tater tots will come out of the oven at the same time.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2019
  • The tater tot is the cool cousin of french fries and onion rings.
    — Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Breakfast—hash browns and tater tots.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Crunchy tater tots shaped like doughnuts.
    — Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The flour tortilla is hand stuffed with tater bites and melty cheese.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2021
  • That's hot enough to cook sausages, bacon, hash browns, or tater tots.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Need a breakfast idea that doesn't include tater tots?
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Get a free order of fries or tater tots with an in-app purchase.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 13 July 2022
  • Nosh on hot dogs, burgers and tater tots, then grab your beer and hit the dance floor.
    — cleveland.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Their guests could smear the caviar on tater tots and chicken tenders.
    — Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Chow down on burgers, tater tots and more while swigging craft beer.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 May 2017
  • Among the comfort foods are brats, tater tots and mac-and-cheese dishes.
    — Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Rather than shredded hash browns or tater tots, this one is topped with hash brown patties.
    — Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Less time hanging around, waiting for your 'taters to cook is a good thing in our book.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appétit, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Maybe Napoleon was busy eating tater tots during math class.
    — Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The cheeseburger combo is served with tater tots or fries.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
  • The finishing layer of crispy tater tots put this recipe over-the-top.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The classic side options include onion rings, french fries and tater tots.
    — Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
  • The high-carb menu includes Frito pie, hot dogs, mac ’n’ cheese, tater tots and sausage.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • This easy and delicious breakfast bake proves that tater tots aren't just for the kids.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Both kids and adults will enjoy this breakfast bake that starts with a package of frozen tater tots.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Sides are a choice of very good tater tots with cheesy dipping sauce or equally tasty sweet potato tots.
    — Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 27 June 2017
  • Sonic Get a free order of fries or tater tots with any in-app purchase.
    — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022
  • It's served on a pretzel bun and comes with a half pound of fries or tater tots on the side for $11.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2020
  • Over 1 million pounds of frozen tater tots have been recalled in 26 states.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The tater tots in my stomach this morning also don’t feel awesome.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023
  • My stomach hurts from the chicken and tater tots earlier.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Aug. 2025
  • This recipe is meaty, cheesy, and topped with a layer of tater tots for the perfect finishing touch.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
  • The basket is ideal for cooking frozen foods that need to be shaken and moved around, like tater tots.
    — Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025

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