applesauce

Example Sentences

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I’ve done it with apples — layering applesauce, apple butter and roasted fruit into a cake that tastes like fall — and with egg salad, where richness builds from every direction.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

In the US in 2023, hundreds of children were poisoned by lead from imported cinnamon that made its way into applesauce.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

There is applesauce, made with an apple peeler you crank by hand, simmering on the stove.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

As a chorus of “Pippi!” erupted across the room, children sitting criss-cross applesauce on the floor hopped up onto their knees to get a peek.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

“Running backward, making applesauce, doing jumping jacks, gargling, blowing bubbles, slicing garlic, making a house out of playing cards, stringing popcorn, organizing furniture, drawing mazes, and making pinatas.”

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff