gravy

Example Sentences

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It forgoes the sticky glaze in favor of a deep brown gravy that pools and clings.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

In Italian, scarpetta involves the scooping up of the leftover gravy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“When you serve somebody a country-fried sirloin and it’s got gravy, that gravy should have steam coming off of it. You should smell it in your nostrils,” said Morgan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The two feasted on chicken fried steak, eggs with corn beef hash, and biscuits and gravy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

I don’t say anything to Sara, but the mixture we just made looks vile, like pale gravy full of lumpy flour.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan