How to Use special sauce in a Sentence
special sauce
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Plus, all the special sauce would run out of the sides of the buns.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024 -
The hat just over his eyes is the drop of special sauce.
— Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023 -
The special sauce lies in the balance of those two things.
— Nandini Balial, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Nov. 2021 -
The dish is finished off with one of the restaurant's special sauces.
— Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 13 Feb. 2018 -
Making the Olympics takes a special sauce for which even Olympians and those who coach them don’t have the recipe.
— Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2021 -
The chicken is served on top of a bed of special sauce and pickles, topped with a heap of creamy coleslaw.
— Steffi Victorioso, Los Angeles Magazine, 23 Oct. 2017 -
Davis says: Great texture on crispy onion, good bite on the special sauce.
— cleveland.com, 24 Apr. 2018 -
So, what’s the special sauce of a feel-good, serotonin-boosting song?
— NBC News, 28 July 2019 -
But the iron from Antarctica could be the special sauce that makes the glacial flour glimmer green.
— David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2019 -
As the finished tacos sit, the tortillas absorb the juices and special sauce and soften.
— Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023 -
Once toasted to golden brown, spread the special sauce on both buns.12.
— Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2021 -
All items come with Dave's special sauce, pickles and a side of crinkle-cut fries.
— Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2022 -
The special sauce was his icy watch by jeweler ZoFrost.
— Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023 -
So what is the region and state’s special sauce, and what could get in the way of North Texas’ rapid development?
— Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2022 -
That's not exactly the special sauce any of us were hoping for.
— Marta L. Tellado, CNN, 1 Apr. 2022 -
Nvidia’s special sauce is in knowing when to use which format.
— IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023 -
To that end, skip adding toppings to your fries, or at least avoid the In-N-Out copycat with special sauce and cheddar.
— Zoe Sayler, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018 -
The Love Sauce, however, made its presence known much more than the special sauce at Ted E’s did.
— star-telegram, 14 Sep. 2017 -
Ny said his brother-in-law took six or seven years to create the special sauce.
— cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020 -
Like many great sandwiches, this one comes with a special sauce—and a story.
— Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018 -
The burger is topped with pickles, lettuce, onions, mayo and special sauce.
— Ava Garcia, azcentral, 24 June 2019 -
Start with a Polish Link and add toppings to your heart’s content—but always get the special sauce.
— Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 17 July 2019 -
One thing for sure is that nobody is going to mess with Beekman 1802’s special sauce.
— Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 -
The sound became a sort of special sauce for disc jockeys citywide, who were playing disco at the time.
— Katey Ceccarelli, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2019 -
The original recipe also includes a classic special sauce like the one on a Big Mac.
— Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023 -
For Cinco de Mayo, a special sauce with Mexican spices will be served.
— Courant Community, 1 May 2018 -
Sure, there was a lot of talking at school, but the special sauce of his relationships was non-verbal.
— Elissa Strauss, CNN, 10 June 2020 -
Tony’s specialized in savory, Greek-style hot dogs with a special sauce.
— Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2021 -
Now the track gets some special sauce from Paris' best Tchami, who adds a swirly, heady, hypnotic vibe on his edit.
— Katie Bain, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2020 -
There’s no special sauce or secret ingredient hidden in the kitchen of the tiny, one-room storefront where the rice cakes and filling are made.
— Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
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