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
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
Behold then, a little later, two of the members of the Silver Star nine industriously cleaning hardened apple sauce off the Peterkin kitchen stove, and blackening it until it shone brightly.
From Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside by Chadwick, Lester
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