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
Tangy: Tang adds brightness, bite and lift — the note that cuts through cheese, sauce and fried starch.
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
The other fillings seemed to be present — seasoned beef, nacho cheese sauce, iceberg lettuce, tomato and sour cream make this a sort of reconfigured burrito.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Jennifer tells Emma to wipe the cheese sauce off her chin.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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