cocktail sauce
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Only a fool would meddle with the classic cocktail sauce recipe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
“Over the years, we’ve sold our cocktail sauce and our tartar sauce to Metropolitan Markets and, you know, local little mom-and-pop grocery stores around here,” Reese said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
You can serve the shrimp hot with the cocktail sauce or let them cool and serve them cold.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2023
The cocktail sauce is made of horseradish, clearing out your sinuses with one small taste.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2022
“You have cocktail sauce on you, Lita,” he said.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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