Etymology
Origin of applesauce
Example Sentences
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In the US in 2023, hundreds of children were poisoned by lead from imported cinnamon that made its way into applesauce.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
There is applesauce, made with an apple peeler you crank by hand, simmering on the stove.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
But if she served him applesauce at home, “he’d look at me like I was crazy,” Zeitlin said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025
As the years passed, her family became reliant on a short list of Olivia’s “safe foods”: chicken nuggets, applesauce, popcorn.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025
Last year when Ma’s appendix broke, when her sick leave was gone, we got bread, peanut butter, and applesauce.
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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