plural sausages
1
: a seasoned minced or ground meat (such as pork, beef, or poultry) stuffed in casings usually of prepared animal intestine or made into patties
also
: a link or patty of sausage
2
: a nonmeat link or patty similar to sausage that is made with various plant-based ingredients (such as textured vegetable protein)
see also how the sausage is made
Synonyms of sausage
Examples of sausage in a Sentence
Would you like any sausage?
They bought sausages for the picnic.
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All that cheese is folded into grits and sausage, for a dinner that won't leave you wanting for anything.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
When Vance attended the annual Munich Security Conference as a first-term senator, in 2024, he got fed up with the European Union bureaucrats and took off early to reconnect with Dreher, who had come from Budapest, over beer and sausages.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
The breakfast, always held the Saturday before Super Bowl Sunday, featured the usual pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice, as well as raffle baskets.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
There were juicy skinless sausages that burst with flavor every bite, a goat soup burning with hot pepper and vinegar, rice dishes in so many forms — long grain and short, teeming with plump raisins or pigeon peas, tinted with spices or citrus.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
When Vance attended the annual Munich Security Conference as a first-term senator, in 2024, he got fed up with the European Union bureaucrats and took off early to reconnect with Dreher, who had come from Budapest, over beer and sausages.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
The breakfast, always held the Saturday before Super Bowl Sunday, featured the usual pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice, as well as raffle baskets.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
There were juicy skinless sausages that burst with flavor every bite, a goat soup burning with hot pepper and vinegar, rice dishes in so many forms — long grain and short, teeming with plump raisins or pigeon peas, tinted with spices or citrus.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sausage
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“Sausage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sausage. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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sausage
noun
sau·sage
ˈsȯ-sij 
1
: highly seasoned ground meat (as pork) usually stuffed in casings
2
: a roll of sausage meat in a casing
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