sauce
Example Sentences
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The company is known by its red-capped bottled spices and rectangular tins and owns brands including French’s yellow mustard, Old Bay seasoning and Cholula hot sauce.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
In the 2000s, derivatives created from subprime mortgages were accorded top credit ratings; now, the so-called illiquidity premium on portfolios of loans to small and midsize private companies is considered their secret sauce.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Whereas big events can be "hidden" in a huge city like London, she says, the "fun secret sauce" that Manchester brings - including art trails and pop star tram announcements - "really came out".
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
They absorb the sauce without dissolving into it.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
Wordlessly, she removed a doll-size bottle of hot sauce and handed it to Chicken.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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