ketchup

Example Sentences

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A ghost stuck forever in the Halloween costume she wore — a ketchup bottle — on the night she died.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

What about a cappuccino after dinner, ketchup on pasta or parmesan on seafood pasta?

From BBC • May 9, 2026

I have tenderness, of course, for the loaf of my childhood — the one bound with Italian breadcrumbs and glossed with ketchup, unapologetically tomato-forward, studded with green pepper.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

“Now I look at unit prices. Does it really matter if it’s Heinz ketchup or store brand?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

She recalled how the Incorrigibles still preferred their meat cooked quite rare and doused with ketchup; perhaps the sandwiches had only been an occasional treat during their formative years.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood