ketchup

Example Sentences

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To some in Illinois, letting the storied team leave for Indiana might look like a sin worse than putting ketchup on a Chicago hot dog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“Now I look at unit prices. Does it really matter if it’s Heinz ketchup or store brand?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

It is slow, unglamorous work for his volunteers wearing shirts and caps in party colours of ketchup red and mustard yellow, often involving speaking to groups of just a handful of voters at a time.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

When you think of typical game-day food, hot dogs slathered in ketchup and overpriced baskets of crinkle-cut fries come to mind.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

There was another tray with salt, pepper, and ketchup in case we had ordered the Western breakfast.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri