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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This barbecue sauce is tangy and sweet, thanks to the apple cider vinegar and ketchup which give it flavor and body.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Inside, jelly and barbecue sauce are splashed all over the rug.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
The piquant dish is lacquered with strawberry-guajillo barbecue sauce, while a punchy coleslaw with Fresno chile vinaigrette rounds things out.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Lunch and dinner options are more detailed, ranging from a fried chicken taco served with jalapeño ranch dressing to a BBQ brisket taco drenched in a housemade barbecue sauce.
—Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Inside, jelly and barbecue sauce are splashed all over the rug.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
The piquant dish is lacquered with strawberry-guajillo barbecue sauce, while a punchy coleslaw with Fresno chile vinaigrette rounds things out.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Lunch and dinner options are more detailed, ranging from a fried chicken taco served with jalapeño ranch dressing to a BBQ brisket taco drenched in a housemade barbecue sauce.
—Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for barbecue sauce
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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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