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gravy

[gray-vee] / ˈgreɪ vi /


NOUN
sauce
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Buffet lines pair high-cost shrimp with more affordable hush puppies and french fries, or meatloaf with potatoes, gravy and green beans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

She is unsubtly telling Maine voters that this gravy train has only just left the station.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

They do these biscuits and gravy that are really good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Brown and mushroom gravy packets occupy a similar corner of my pantry.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

Like as not, all else her folks would have was fried fatback, cream gravy, and corn pone.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

It’s a rich taste, common in soups, gravies, cheeses, and soy sauce.

From NewsForKids.net ● May 16, 2024

The 4-acre facility, which can produce up to 25 tons of chowders, soups and gravies a day, seven days a week, has seen a recent leveling-off in shipping costs for some ingredients.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022

While the gravies of the South are typically milk- or cream-based, there's no rule that you can't douse biscuits in a brown gravy and call it breakfast.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2021

Folse said the “black pot cooking” of Louisiana, where gumbos, gravies and vegetables simmer slowly in cast iron, has its roots in the Caribbean and before that in West Africa.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 15, 2019

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

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull


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