cream sauce

American  

noun

1. a white sauce made of cream or milk, flour, and butter.

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cream sauce British  

noun

1. a white sauce made from cream, butter, etc

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Example Sentences

And please — if you’re going to make one element from scratch, let it be the cream sauce.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

Reach for a rotisserie chicken or sauté fresh cubes in your skillet so you get those savory browned bits that make a cream sauce sing.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

They are crinkle-cut fries with gyro meat, feta cream sauce, tomatoes, Kalamata olives, sliced red onions, pepperoncini, and feta cheese.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2023

Sometimes it was the kind his maman made for him, served with a cream sauce seasoned with tarragon, and sometimes with the flavors of her Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023

Make a cream sauce and reheat in it either canned salmon, or a cupful of salt or smoked salmon.

From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Reed, Myrtle