barbecue sauce
noun
: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.
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Jacksonville food lovers only have a couple of months left to enjoy Bahama Breeze’s signature coconut shrimp, jerk chicken pasta, chicken kabobs and ribs with guava barbecue sauce.
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Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
This crowd-pleasing appetizer marries chili sauce and barbecue sauce for a dump-and-stir success.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
The wrap features chicken breast, barbecue sauce and tortilla strips in a flour tortilla.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Savory Dishes Try incorporating blueberries into barbecue sauce.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
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Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
This crowd-pleasing appetizer marries chili sauce and barbecue sauce for a dump-and-stir success.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
The wrap features chicken breast, barbecue sauce and tortilla strips in a flour tortilla.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Savory Dishes Try incorporating blueberries into barbecue sauce.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barbecue sauce
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