barbecue sauce

noun

: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.

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This August, when the Pirates come to Dodger Stadium, Brockert worked out a deal to partner with a 120-year-old Pittsburgh institution, Isaly’s, to serve a hot dog topped with its signature chopped deli ham slathered in barbecue sauce. Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 The dish earns its name from the reddish-brown sauce (reminiscent of barbecue sauce) made with a generous amount of butter, Cajun seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce. Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 North and South Carolina span roughly 86,000 square miles, across which there are probably just as many barbecue sauce variations. Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 Just three ingredients yield a surprisingly flavorful shortcut barbecue sauce. Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for barbecue sauce

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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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