TOMATO in a Sentence

Learn TOMATO from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

13 example sentences for TOMATO, such as:

1. It's similar in size to a tomato.
2. This method of growing tomatoes never fails.
3. Arrange the tomato slices evenly on the top.
4. The drop in temperature frosted the tomato plants.
5. There are different schools of thought on the best method of growing tomatoes.

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 Meanings and Examples of TOMATO
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
tomato
 n.  mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
Classic Sentence:
1  She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines and "jimpson" weeds that constituted the garden.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
2  These bare places were grown up with dingy, yellow weeds, hiding innumerable tomato cans; innumerable children played upon them, chasing one another here and there, screaming and fighting.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
3  I remember that more than once a can of tomatoes and some crackers constituted a meal.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter IV.
Example Sentence:
1  Arrange the tomato slices evenly on the top.
2  The drop in temperature frosted the tomato plants.
3  By changing the tomato's genetic blueprint , scientists can alter the rate at which it ripens.
4  It's similar in size to a tomato.
5  "I never did see the beat of that boy!" She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines that would constitute the garden.
6  Burgers are the restaurant's specialty, and I sampled a big, juicy Island Burger that got its flavor from grilled pineapple and onions with tomato.
7  The number of products recalled from the shops is very high, with angry reporting from dead flies in tomato juice to a lizard in a bag of potato chips.
8  This method of growing tomatoes never fails.
9  There are different schools of thought on the best method of growing tomatoes.
10  Scientists have used genetic engineering to protect tomatoes against the effects of freezing.