How to Use special sauce in a Sentence

special sauce

noun
  • Our quick special sauce adds even more heat.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
  • Plus, all the special sauce would run out of the sides of the buns.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Their special sauce tastes like most burger sauces.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Nvidia’s special sauce is in knowing when to use which format.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The dish is finished off with one of the restaurant's special sauces.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • And the secret’s always been in the special sauce.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Topped with special sauce and pickle slices, these will be gone in a hurry.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • So, what’s the special sauce of a feel-good, serotonin-boosting song?
    — NBC News, 28 July 2019
  • So, ask yourself, which tasks require the special sauce, and which don't?
    — Heather Peters, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • That's not exactly the special sauce any of us were hoping for.
    — Marta L. Tellado, CNN, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The chicken is served on top of a bed of special sauce and pickles, topped with a heap of creamy coleslaw.
    — Steffi Victorioso, Los Angeles Magazine, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Ny said his brother-in-law took six or seven years to create the special sauce.
    — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Like many great sandwiches, this one comes with a special sauce—and a story.
    — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
  • It’s topped with lettuce, onion and a tangy special sauce that ties the whole thing together.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The burger is topped with pickles, lettuce, onions, mayo and special sauce.
    — Ava Garcia, azcentral, 24 June 2019
  • As the finished tacos sit, the tortillas absorb the juices and special sauce and soften.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023
  • But the iron from Antarctica could be the special sauce that makes the glacial flour glimmer green.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2019
  • Tony’s specialized in savory, Greek-style hot dogs with a special sauce.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Pastrami, salami, coleslaw, and special sauce, all served on rye bread with a side pickle.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Making the Olympics takes a special sauce for which even Olympians and those who coach them don’t have the recipe.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • The sound became a sort of special sauce for disc jockeys citywide, who were playing disco at the time.
    — Katey Ceccarelli, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2019
  • And there might just be some special sauce behind some of the collaborations too.
    — Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Sure, there was a lot of talking at school, but the special sauce of his relationships was non-verbal.
    — Elissa Strauss, CNN, 10 June 2020
  • Yes, the sandwich was dominated by the flavors of pickle brine, onion and special sauce.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • For Cinco de Mayo, a special sauce with Mexican spices will be served.
    — Courant Community, 1 May 2018
  • The sandwich is tiered with two goetta patties, lettuce, a special sauce (not tartar sauce) and pickles.
    — Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Start with a Polish Link and add toppings to your heart’s content—but always get the special sauce.
    — Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 17 July 2019
  • The seafood pizza — a 14-inch pie topped with salmon and shrimp, plus special sauce for dipping — is also a crowd favorite.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Madison, of course, is the special sauce that brings this whole group together, bridging the drama of the boys with the drama of the girls.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The Smyth version comes with bacon onion jam, American cheese, special sauce, onion rings and fries.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2022

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