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sauce

[saws] / sɔs /


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They do this blue crab hand roll and they add some jalapeno and give you a ponzu sauce to dip it in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Maybe all of that messy human friction had a point beyond just, say, getting a spaghetti sauce recipe.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Most, though, follow news about Buffett because they hope that a little bit of his secret sauce will rub off on them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Many are surprised by these results, since they believe that the rich and famous must have some secret sauce that explains their much-vaunted status at the top of the wealth ladder.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Chicken had a need to put hot sauce on everything.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

They have a great all-you-can-eat menu with really great meats and an assortment of sauces and condiments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Foie gras is his favorite ingredient and a fixture on his menu -- used in his tartare presentation, to mount sauces, as a pate, and even for ice cream.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Over the years, McDonald’s has tried multiple iterations for chicken and strips, opting for different seasoning, cuts and sauces, all with little success,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The No. 2 U.S. burger chain by sales has charged its corporate chef with upgrading the sauces, buns and packaging for its food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

There are no lobsters like these—simply boiled, with no fancy sauces, only melted butter and lemon, they have no equals anywhere.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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

The omakase tower offers a selection of sushi, tuna tartare, spicy tuna crispy rice, sashimi, and rolls — perfect for those who enjoy heavily sauced sushi.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2025

The capers themselves are fried to create a crisp garnish for the sauced asparagus.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Crab Louie, created with seafood from the Chesapeake and sauced with what tastes like Thousand Island dressing, is stuffed into fragile, Lilliputian cones with creamy avocado mousse.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023

"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

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

Little did she know that I did, and obviously still do, find a deep, personal satisfaction with all things chopping, sauteing, saucing, cooking and roasting.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2023

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

But for the last couple of weeks, two guys known for making pizzas in Altadena have been frying and saucing excellent chicken wings out of a corner of the store. 

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2016

"Way to your grandmother," said the loafer; "don't you come saucing of me."

From Harding's luck by H. R. (Harold Robert) Millar




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