How to Use sauce in a Sentence

sauce

1 of 2 noun
  • I've had enough of your sauce!
  • This pizza needs more sauce.
  • Cover the strawberries with the chocolate sauce.
  • She tried several sauces before she found one she liked.
  • The recipe just ends; no sauce.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • Skim fat from sauce and shred pot roast.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Skim fat from sauce and shred pot roast.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Place the shells on top of the sauce.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Think crisp crust, bright sauce, fresh cheese and basil.
    Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Okay but sauces don't count as a sub recipe right?
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Raise the heat a bit and bring the sauce to a boil.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Just be sure to pair it with the source, for sauce.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But the veg that braised with the wine sauce is not good.
    Jenny Rosenstrach, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Use the egg whites to make the creamy sauce, and spoon over toast.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Two were on top of a box of sauces near the hot dog warmer.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • The pro move is to ask for extra sauce.
    Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • When does the dipping sauce come out?
    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Spread burger sauce on cut sides of buns.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Season sauce with salt to taste and serve.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Think of fish sauce as your little helper.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • Taste and add more adobo sauce if desired.
    C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Place eggplant cut sides down on sauce in pan.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
  • Then, grab two sauces or spreads that can be used to boost any meal.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Don’t lose yourself in the sauce.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Serve with your favorite sauce to dip.
    Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
  • No premade sauces or frozen food.
    Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t know which sauce is your favorite?
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Place one-half cup cream in a sauce pot and bring up to a scald.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Pour the sauce over the chicken and stir to coat.
    Virginia Willis, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Add sauce, toss to coat and bring to a simmer.
    Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025

sauce

2 of 2 verb
  • Drain and toss with 1/2 cup Thai peanut sauce in a large bowl.
    Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Short pulses are best; overblending can make this sauce thin.
    Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Spoon the onions and sauce around the chicken and sprinkle with chives.
    Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The celebrity’s go-to sauce starts with a couple cans.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The dogs shattered in our mouths, fat and sauce leaking down our chins.
    Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Shred chicken and return to sauce.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Slice steak against the grain and arrange on top of greens; drizzle sauce over.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • To serve, spoon shrimp and sauce over grits, and top with reserved crispy bacon.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 June 2022
  • One of my favorite ways to sauce up fish is with a seafood-on-seafood approach.
    Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Make that jam or soap or spaghetti sauce and sell it at a booth at a farmer’s market.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2022
  • When serving, place chicken on plate and spoon sauce around it, to keep the skin crispy.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 17 May 2021
  • Fresh mushrooms and creamy brie chunks top the lightly tomato-sauced pie.
    Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The fry was crispy-soft, and the lingering grease flavor was mild enough to yield to sauce.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
  • When the crowd comes, set out the meatballs and sauce self-serve style, with sandwich rolls or pasta.
    Ben Fogel, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Spoon the vegetables and sauce over the rice and sprinkle the garlic and peanuts on top.
    cleveland, 2 July 2020
  • Once meat is firm, remove lobsters to a platter and sauce with more of the herb butter.
    National Geographic, 21 May 2020
  • The standard offering is eight wings, sauced to your liking, with a side of fries.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The same is true of poke, which is sauced specifically to keep fish firm and good-tasting.
    Tamar Adler, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019
  • To save time before dinner, make the dipping sauce a day or two in advance and store it in the fridge.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2021
  • This is the same Hot Ones sauce that guests are required to add to their final wing.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • They’re platted with a smear of vibrant green mojo sauce full of blanched cilantro, parsley and oregano.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • That dough is then piled with cheese and other toppings, but not sauce, and baked to a fluffy chew with oodles of crisp edges.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Jan. 2022
  • But who has time to make meatballs and sauce, especially after a long day?
    Author: Ann Maloney, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2021
  • The crisp fries were sauced with a velvety white cheddar sauce, topped with crisp goetta, cheese curds and scallions.
    Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
  • Walk away and live your life, then come back to sauce them, which takes only a few, short, relaxing movements.
    New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • Talking his mouth, trying to sauce up Gwen, and flirt with her or whatever.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 6 June 2023
  • Fried bolts of yuca are the correct side, in a staggering, tangy chimichurri sauce.
    Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2021
  • It’s artfully sauced with mole negro and crema.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Spoon the vegetables and sauce around the chicken and sprinkle with parsley.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Feel free to make the shrimp and sauce a day ahead of time and store in separate airtight containers in the fridge.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2023

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