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
Examples of sausage in a Sentence
Would you like any sausage?
They bought sausages for the picnic.
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For the full Rendezvous experience, start things off with a ham, cheese, and sausage appetizer plate and wash it all down with a cold draft beer.
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Not pictured are hundreds of other people who make the sausage that is Shrinking.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet there’s a relaxed comfort to dinner in the airy concrete-floored loft, starting with the Taiwanese sausage that arrives as an early bite, wedged into homemade brioche like a tiny hot dog and plucked up between two fingers.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The event will feature craft beer and Bavarian fare like pretzels and sausages along with tacos and entertainment by the Zeitgeist Oktoberfest Band and games.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Not pictured are hundreds of other people who make the sausage that is Shrinking.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet there’s a relaxed comfort to dinner in the airy concrete-floored loft, starting with the Taiwanese sausage that arrives as an early bite, wedged into homemade brioche like a tiny hot dog and plucked up between two fingers.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The event will feature craft beer and Bavarian fare like pretzels and sausages along with tacos and entertainment by the Zeitgeist Oktoberfest Band and games.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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 21 Sep. 2025.
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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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