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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Add the pesto and ¼ cup of the pasta cooking water.
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Use olive oil to make homemade salad dressings, hummus, and pesto.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
For brunch, stop at Ten Barn Farm for the Parmesan eggs and pesto on sourdough, best enjoyed on the back porch.
—AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
From their produce, Erin makes tinctures, teas, pesto, homemade pasta and pesto and also sold fresh eggs from her large poultry flock.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Use olive oil to make homemade salad dressings, hummus, and pesto.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
For brunch, stop at Ten Barn Farm for the Parmesan eggs and pesto on sourdough, best enjoyed on the back porch.
—AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
From their produce, Erin makes tinctures, teas, pesto, homemade pasta and pesto and also sold fresh eggs from her large poultry flock.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 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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