pesto
noun
pes·to
ˈpe-(ˌ)stō 
: a sauce made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and grated cheese
Examples of pesto in a Sentence
Top the bread with pesto.
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Eggplant appears with linguine, tomato and almond pesto, or nestled with capers and golden raisins between ribbons of mafaldine.
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Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 Feb. 2026
And the pastas deliver, whether trofie, tiny twists of fresh pasta, with a vibrant green pesto or farfallone, essentially bowties on steroids, in a Calabrian chile butter with bits of smoky pancetta.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Pair them with Clique’s signature lollipop chicken wings or wagyu beef and Ibérico pork meatballs, topped with bone marrow tomato sauce and served with basil pesto breadsticks.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Rubirosa in Nolita is known for its pies, among them the tie-dye pizza, made with vodka sauce, tomato sauce, pesto, and fresh mozzarella.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
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Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 Feb. 2026
And the pastas deliver, whether trofie, tiny twists of fresh pasta, with a vibrant green pesto or farfallone, essentially bowties on steroids, in a Calabrian chile butter with bits of smoky pancetta.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Pair them with Clique’s signature lollipop chicken wings or wagyu beef and Ibérico pork meatballs, topped with bone marrow tomato sauce and served with basil pesto breadsticks.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Rubirosa in Nolita is known for its pies, among them the tie-dye pizza, made with vodka sauce, tomato sauce, pesto, and fresh mozzarella.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pesto
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“Pesto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesto. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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pesto
noun
pes·to
ˈpes-tō
: a sauce made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and grated cheese
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