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
  • 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
  • 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
  • That's a sandwich of plain white bread with beef sausage and ketchup.
    Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rinse the pot, then rub on a small amount of ketchup topped with a sprinkling of salt, and buff in with a soft cloth.
    Heloise, Houston Chronicle, 11 July 2018
  • The fries were thin and crispy—very run-of-the-mill restaurant fries—served with ketchup and garlic aioli.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2023
  • Acid breaks down tarnish, and there’s just enough in ketchup to restore the shine.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Many of their dishes are served with red sauce that looks just like ketchup.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
  • The onion rings are served with small ramekins of ketchup, chipotle mayo and garlic aioli.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
  • Tomato sauce is feeling the squeeze and ketchup can’t catch up.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Others hate it worse than tax day or ketchup on a hot dog.
    Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 10 Mar. 2021
  • In the 1830s, ketchup used to be sold as a medicine to cure indigestion.
    Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 15 July 2024
  • Whisk in ketchup, soy sauce, fish sauce, ½ tablespoon of the chile crisp and the rice vinegar.
    Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • When ready, it's topped with ketchup, mustard, sweet chili Thai sauce and Sriracha.
    Justin L. MacK, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The start of Heinz's quest:This brave sailor survived at sea eating ketchup.
    Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The days of hitting a ketchup bottle, hoping to get the last few drops might be over.
    Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 23 July 2019
  • The ketchup and the cider vinegar offer some acidity to balance the sweetness.
    Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Get the recipe > Pimento Cheese Burgers Skip the ketchup and mustard and slather your burger patties with pimento cheese instead.
    Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025

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