pesto
noun
pes·to
ˈpe-(ˌ)stō 
: a sauce made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and grated cheese
Examples of pesto in a Sentence
Top the bread with pesto.
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There’s also a pizza menu that includes specialties like the margherita, truffle and piccantissimi with chili pepper pesto and pine nuts, all baked in a gorgeous, black and white mosaic pizza oven.
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Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Offered by the slice only, the Milpitas exclusive is the True Italian, a New York thin-crust pizza topped with pesto, mozzarella, garlic, tomato, Romano cheese, oregano and garlic oil, with the option to add goat cheese, ricotta cheese and hot honey.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Since then, fine-dining restaurants like Santa Chicória, run by chefs Ilca Carmo and Paulo Anijar, have expanded the city’s culinary lexicon to include dishes like filhote and rice with jambú pesto and a crisp cassava gratin served with burrata from Marajó.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Specifically on European routes, JetBlue’s partner, Dig Inn, will offer passengers healthier options like overnight oats or egg salad croissants for breakfast, and ginger garlic tofu with soba noodles or pesto pasta salad for lunch and dinner.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Offered by the slice only, the Milpitas exclusive is the True Italian, a New York thin-crust pizza topped with pesto, mozzarella, garlic, tomato, Romano cheese, oregano and garlic oil, with the option to add goat cheese, ricotta cheese and hot honey.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Since then, fine-dining restaurants like Santa Chicória, run by chefs Ilca Carmo and Paulo Anijar, have expanded the city’s culinary lexicon to include dishes like filhote and rice with jambú pesto and a crisp cassava gratin served with burrata from Marajó.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Specifically on European routes, JetBlue’s partner, Dig Inn, will offer passengers healthier options like overnight oats or egg salad croissants for breakfast, and ginger garlic tofu with soba noodles or pesto pasta salad for lunch and dinner.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pesto
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“Pesto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesto. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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pesto
noun
pes·to
ˈpes-tō
: a sauce made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and grated cheese
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