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)
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Examples of sausage in a Sentence
Would you like any sausage?
They bought sausages for the picnic.
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Inspired by pizza classics, and topped with Alfredo and marinara sauces, mozzarella cheese, garlic chicken, red bell peppers, sausage, capicola, hot honey and red pepper flakes.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Breakfast is no more virtuous, with tables laden with fresh fruit, British sausages and bacon, and noodles.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
For breakfast, her mother’s blueberry pancakes will be the star of the show alongside bacon/sausage or egg plates and biscuits and gravy offerings.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
The Del Mar location’s menu, overseen by chef Yohalmo Rosales, features dishes including lamb and Wagyu beef smashburgers, a Blazin’ Ahi sandwich, New Zealand-style meat pies, fish and chips, sausage rolls and breakfast classics.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Breakfast is no more virtuous, with tables laden with fresh fruit, British sausages and bacon, and noodles.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
For breakfast, her mother’s blueberry pancakes will be the star of the show alongside bacon/sausage or egg plates and biscuits and gravy offerings.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
The Del Mar location’s menu, overseen by chef Yohalmo Rosales, features dishes including lamb and Wagyu beef smashburgers, a Blazin’ Ahi sandwich, New Zealand-style meat pies, fish and chips, sausage rolls and breakfast classics.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
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“Sausage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sausage. Accessed 21 May. 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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