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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Synonyms of sausage
Examples of sausage in a Sentence
Would you like any sausage?
They bought sausages for the picnic.
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The menu, available in the bar area, offers a margherita pizza and an Italian sausage, mushroom and bell pepper pizza for $14 each, beef meatballs in a tomato sauce for $13 and a ciabatta sandwich with eggplant, cherry tomatoes and pesto for $10.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Appetizers include brisket sausage, lobster bisque and Prince Edward Island mussels.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
After Laura was separated from her son, the investigator said the boy was eating pancakes and sausages and was mobile.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Appetizers include brisket sausage, lobster bisque and Prince Edward Island mussels.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
After Laura was separated from her son, the investigator said the boy was eating pancakes and sausages and was mobile.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 Apr. 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 6 Apr. 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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