apple sauce
Britishnoun
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a purée of stewed apples often served with pork
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old-fashioned nonsense; rubbish
Example Sentences
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An apple can be quickly and easily turned into apple sauce: peel it, microwave it, smush it with a fork.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
Some were living off emergency food supplies — powdered peanut butter and apple sauce, said BJ Thorn, whose son defended their home with a garden hose.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
A sort of choose-your-own adventure tasting platter, girl dinner can include anything—and often includes everything—from apple sauce and salami to Cheetos and guacamole.
From National Geographic • Aug. 16, 2023
A summery fruit salad and spicy pork tenderloin might not seem the most natural pairing - until you consider the precedents of pork chops with apple sauce and Italian prosciutto with melon.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023
Bread and milk or cereal; baked apple or apple sauce.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.
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