gravy

Example Sentences

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Dominion has been riding the gravy train for years, but its shareholders haven’t gotten any gravy.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Silver Diner, which has locations across the Mid-Atlantic states, offers a free-range turkey platter with rosemary-sage gravy and ginger cranberry-orange sauce on its kids’ menu.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Its gravy arrived at the table in a copper dog, a small metal tool distillery-workers once used to sneak cheeky samples home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The two feasted on chicken fried steak, eggs with corn beef hash, and biscuits and gravy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

I don’t say anything to Sara, but the mixture we just made looks vile, like pale gravy full of lumpy flour.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan