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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

“My favorite is the leftover gravy, roasted or smoked meat juice, or the end of the broth from your soup,” writes another Redditor.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

Big, heaping plates of meat and potatoes and gravy, and steaming black coffee.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

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

A pantry workhorse, all-purpose flour is arguably the most versatile of all flours, used for everything from breading chicken to making pancakes and waffles to thickening gravies.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2022

With many eventually buried in unnamed gravies across a number of secret cemeteries, the rights group says they have been other cases where Israeli authorities struggled to locate or identify Palestinian bodies.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2021

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

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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