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sauce

[saws] / sɔs /


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One by one, they lifted a package of cheese sauce and poured out the liquid in a slow orange ribbon.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Build the sauce: Take the squash mixture off the heat for a moment.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Yes, that Lee Kum Kee, the ones that invented oyster sauce.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

For this cold noodle dish from Gu Grocery, blend toasted sesame seeds with soy sauce, rice vinegar, pickled mustard greens, and orange zest and juice for maximum flavor.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

She nods and wipes sauce from the corner of her mouth with her thumb.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Nobody wants to order mozzarella sticks anymore, they want the adventure of finding the best secret combo of mozzarella sticks dipped into various sauces in the cornucopia of a Chili’s Triple Dipper.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Its peppery bite survives the wait, while the leaves soften into the sauces rather than collapsing into wet ribbons.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

During a Thursday appearance on the popular talk show — where guests answer questions while eating chicken wings with increasingly spicy sauces — the actor struggled to keep his composure.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Emma Robins, from Reading, says broccoli hidden in pesto pasta is a favourite for her three-year-old son Alfred, as well as veg pulsed into pasta sauces.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Always perfectly seasoned, typically served with delicious gravies or sauces.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Ferrell said later that he was glad to be in the back row because it meant nobody behind him got sauced.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Cook, stirring often, until the shrimp are lightly sauced and opaque throughout.

From Washington Times Jul. 12, 2023

"What distinguishes us from other traditional cuisines is that most of our dishes are sauced," says Toledo.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2023

Riding the wave of an obsessive interest in all forms of fried chicken, crispy chicken skins are the base for nachos at pop-ups, and sauced and spiced as appetizers in restaurants.

From New York Times Dec. 27, 2022

"Her page. She invites you to sup with her again. There's to be a haunch of venison, she says, a brace of stuffed geese sauced with mulberries, and—" "—her daughter," Tyrion finished sourly.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

While explaining that the paper used to occupy the whole building, employing over 1000 people, our frenemy Ken remarks, “That’s absolutely insane, if I do say so myself,” saucing each word with condescension.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2025

Of this generous, very pretty platter, my only sorrow was an uneven saucing, leaving one side somewhat bereft of the overall excellence.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2023

Calling to me in winter are smoked squab breast with roasted chanterelles and venison paired with red cabbage and roasted squash, dishes that highlight the kitchen’s classic saucing.

From Washington Post Nov. 30, 2021

Ms. Sarikaya laughed and then the two of them discussed whether to blanch noodles before saucing them; Ms. Olsen prefers a quick boil, while Ms. Sarikaya worries that it will leave the noddles too watery.

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2017

At this present we have Dan Morgan's fish to fry, and sitting here saucing this devil's mess of a supper with thoughts of private revenge will never fry it.

From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Francis Lynde




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