How to Use sauce in a Sentence
- She tried several sauces before she found one she liked.
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Whole milk and butter: Makes the cream sauce, well, creamy and rich.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2023
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Both are piled on white bread and soaked down with the restaurant's sweet and spicy red sauce.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
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There, the crust cracks and the Parmigiano-Reggiano sauce is hard to resist.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
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The item was served with two dipping sauces on the side: nacho cheese sauce and red sauce.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
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Cook the homemade sauce a day or two in advance, and the rest of the recipe is mostly hands-off.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 4 May 2023
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Now fans from out of state can try the restaurant's red sauce for themselves.
—Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
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The tangy sauce is a delight on salmon, but feel free to try it on chicken and shrimp as well.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
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It’s cooked sous vide for more than 12 hours and is covered in a fig and apricot sauce.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
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Add the chicken stock and tomato sauce and bring to a simmer over high.
—Alexa Weibel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
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Customize them with any one of our rubs, dips, and sauces.
—Samantha Lande, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2024
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Plus, the bundt cake is topped with cream cheese frosting and Reese’s peanut butter sauce.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
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While the chicken rests, warm sauce over medium-low heat.
—America's Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2023
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Spoon about 1/3 cup of sauce into each of 6 shallow bowls.
—Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
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These fries are a decadent mix of all-time favorites: cheese, fry sauce, caramelized onions, and more.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2023
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The rice is teeming with the complex sourness of the pork and the lemongrass, and with the distinct pungent funk of fish sauce.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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The resultant sauce was rich and deep, the same kind of magic that’s in a bowl of Scott’s braised green beans and potatoes.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
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Sanchez said James and Kennedy’s dish had the best sauce of the night, and Ramsay thought the shrimp was cooked beautifully.
—Kturnqui, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
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This tomato sandwich is dressed with an herbed sauce, and red onion adds crunch.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
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One is a roasted chile one with more depth, and the other is a fresh chile with fish sauce and ginger.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
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Knock out these sauces while the soup simmers and use them for another day’s meal.
—Ronna Welsh, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
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For a tastier touch, serve it with a bowl of warm marinara sauce for dipping.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
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Plus: They're served with a mouth-watering Ranch dipping sauce on the side.
—Brittany Natale, Women's Health, 25 May 2023
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Sparked with mint, this berry sauce is bright and fruity, with just enough acid to complement the richness of the turkey.
—Sean Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
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Once the stacks are rolled up into logs, the pinwheels are cut and placed in a dish lined with San Marzano tomato sauce.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
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Guests also pick from three spice levels and five sauces.
—Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
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McDonald’s isn’t just turning up the spice with these new sauces though.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
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Red lentils subbed in nicely for the green, and tomato paste thinned with broth replaced the tomato sauce.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
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This tomato sauce recipe is one of her most famous, thanks to a generous amount of butter and a sweet, simple flavor.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
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Tuck into onion cooked in ash with Sasso Nero cheese or marinated golden trout fish with a silky yolk sauce and poppy seeds.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
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Spoon the onions and sauce around the chicken and sprinkle with chives.
—Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2021
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Drain and toss with 1/2 cup Thai peanut sauce in a large bowl.
—Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
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To sauce in large bowl, add chicken wings and toss to coat.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 1 Apr. 2020
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Drizzle the peanut sauce over or serve in a bowl alongside.
—SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2020
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Spoon the vegetables and sauce over the rice and sprinkle the garlic and peanuts on top.
—cleveland, 2 July 2020
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The dogs shattered in our mouths, fat and sauce leaking down our chins.
—Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
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When serving, place chicken on plate and spoon sauce around it, to keep the skin crispy.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 17 May 2021
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The fry was crispy-soft, and the lingering grease flavor was mild enough to yield to sauce.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
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To serve, spoon shrimp and sauce over grits, and top with reserved crispy bacon.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 June 2022
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To serve: Spoon the tortellini and sauce onto serving plates.
—SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2020
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One of my favorite ways to sauce up fish is with a seafood-on-seafood approach.
—Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
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The pizza’s layering is the key: crust, meat, cheese then sauce on top.
—oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2022
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When the crowd comes, set out the meatballs and sauce self-serve style, with sandwich rolls or pasta.
—Ben Fogel, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2020
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Make that jam or soap or spaghetti sauce and sell it at a booth at a farmer’s market.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2022
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Fresh mushrooms and creamy brie chunks top the lightly tomato-sauced pie.
—Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2018
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To save time before dinner, make the dipping sauce a day or two in advance and store it in the fridge.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2021
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Place on 2 dinner plates and spoon chimichurri sauce on top.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2021
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Once meat is firm, remove lobsters to a platter and sauce with more of the herb butter.
—National Geographic, 21 May 2020
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Distribute even amounts of the smoked, sauced jackfruit on the bottom buns.
—Philly.com, 25 May 2017
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Spoon a meatball and sauce onto each of 8 shallow bowls.
—Karoline Boehm Goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
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The same is true of poke, which is sauced specifically to keep fish firm and good-tasting.
—Tamar Adler, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019
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Spoon the vegetables and sauce around the chicken and sprinkle with parsley.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2021
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Feel free to make the shrimp and sauce a day ahead of time and store in separate airtight containers in the fridge.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2023
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Sides: The brisket was just as good chopped, sauced and dropped over gooey cavatappi mac and cheese.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 4 May 2018
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Short pulses are best; overblending can make this sauce thin.
—Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
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The fish sauce combines with the tomato paste to make the chili’s flavor rounder and richer and a little more pungent.
—Kate Krader, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2022
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That dough is then piled with cheese and other toppings, but not sauce, and baked to a fluffy chew with oodles of crisp edges.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Jan. 2022
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Servers will roll up a cart and sauce the entrée tableside.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 7 July 2021
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Sen yai is a stellar way to start a meal at Kin Sen: A slippery snarl of flat rice noodles, sauced with dark soy and capped with a golden tumble of ground pork and tofu.
—Stuart Melling, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
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The musical language in Blest Pair is similar to Elgar’s, but with textures and harmonies more richly sauced.
—Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2023
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