How to Use ketchup in a Sentence

ketchup

noun
  • She put ketchup on her hamburger.
  • Dunking the sad salmon in the ketchup might have helped it.
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 5 June 2019
  • The fries were served as-is with no added salt and no ketchup.
    — Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Hold the ketchup, heck even the tartar sauce, for this one.
    — Eric Velasco, AL.com, 16 Apr. 2017
  • The boys order a plate of fries each and douse them in ketchup.
    — Leyla Santiago and Khushbu Shah, CNN, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Add the tomato mixture, shrimp and ketchup to the onion and lime juice.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Garten's recipe calls for a simple glaze of ketchup over the top.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The hearings gave us both the tragedy of Jan. 6 and the absurdity, the terror and the irony, the blood and the ketchup.
    — New York Times, 22 July 2022
  • For me, tahini is to most things as ketchup is to fries.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The oldest wants a plate, long hot dog slices, and no ketchup.
    — Emily Dreyfuss, WIRED, 4 July 2018
  • Add three quarters of the sauce or ketchup to the Bundt pan, spreading it up the sides of the dish.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 20 June 2018
  • Heinz is bringing the heat to its ketchup and Heinz 57 steak sauce.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Does the size of the ketchup packets meet your approval?
    — Tor Haugan, The Mercury News, 5 May 2017
  • Spread the top of the buns with the mayonnaise and ketchup and cover the burger.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Place 1 burger on each roll, and serve hot with ketchup on the side.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022
  • Most recipes are made with onions, ground beef, ketchup and some spices.
    — Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The whole thing is weirder than ketchup on grits, y'all.
    — Kelly Kazek, AL.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • That's a sandwich of plain white bread with beef sausage and ketchup.
    — Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Squeeze sriracha or ketchup into lines around the sides.
    — Anna Helm Baxter, Woman's Day, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The item with the greatest variance in price was store-brand ketchup.
    — Evan Moore june 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
  • Serve them with grainy mustard for the grownups, or with ketchup for the kiddos.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 27 July 2023
  • And at trade deadline, all GM Jeff Bridich did was pass the ketchup.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Watch the video for more on Heughan’s diet habits—and a defense of ketchup.
    — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
  • Ditch ketchup Ketchup used to be my condiment of choice, and not just for fries.
    — Anthea Levi, Health.com, 7 June 2018
  • As for the ketchup, beer and other grocery store stand-ins?
    — Amanda Greene, Woman's Day, 8 Mar. 2017
  • Transfer the ketchup to the bowl of a high-speed blender or food processor.
    — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Trump notably likes to eat steak well-done, with ketchup.
    — Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Who wants ketchup or mustard — or who wants some of THIS?
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2017
  • If so, fire up that grill and pour some ketchup on your good fortune.
    — Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
  • Mayonnaise spiked with ketchup, mustard, pickles, and pickle brine is the not-so-secret sauce that brings it all together.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2025

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