hot sauce
noun
any of several highly spiced, pungent condiments, especially one containing some type of chile pepper.
hot sauces
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pluralof hot sauce.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Football stadiums, air conditioning, the sheer variety—all the hot sauces, and 50 states with different rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Whether it’s GLP-1 or desire for proteins, Tapatío and hot sauces enhance that experience,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
There are fermented hot sauces and a blue fermented pickle juice-lemonade hybrid meant to be downed by the shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
For most of his interview, Barkley maintained his composure and seemed unfazed by the increasingly spicy hot sauces.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2025
After dishes have been passed that are required no more, such as vegetables, hot sauces, etc., the dishes containing them may be set upon the side-board, ready to be taken away.
From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by F. L. (Fanny Lemira) Gillette
