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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These items are receptacles of love and apple sauce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
“He’d eat six apple sauce pouches a day if I let him,” Scuttio said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
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
Try roasting, stewing, sautéing and serving over ice cream, or adding it to apple sauce recipes.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
They threw their nasty baseball into a kettle of apple sauce that was stewing on the stove, and the sauce splashed all over my clean kitchen.
From Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside by Lester Chadwick
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