cheese sauce
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cheese sauce
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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They experimented internally with reducing the amount of cheese, mac and cheese’s costliest component, checking the effect on taste, texture, mouthfeel, cheesiness and “cling”—how the cheese sauce stuck to the noodles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
For weeknight practicality, a cheese sauce is your shortcut — the kind that clings to each fry like it was made just for it.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2025
I’ll get chocolate vanilla swirl with a side of four burgers and cheese sauce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
Meanwhile, the interior gets loaded with fajita-style chicken, housemade nacho cheese sauce and pico de gallo, a natural friend to any tostada.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
One of the few veggies I would eat was cauliflower, and Gay smiled whenever I gobbled it down with either buttered bread crumbs or a cheddar cheese sauce.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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