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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Flavors can include apricot, prune, poppyseed, and sweet cheese, but Texas kolache makers have introduced new nods to tradition with savory pastries filled with sausage, other cheeses, and jalapeños.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 June 2024
Slow and Low offers barbecue classics such as tri-tip, brisket, chicken, turkey breasts, ribs, sausages and pulled pork.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 June 2024
Customers will be able to choose between a bacon, egg, and cheese English muffin or a sausage, egg, and cheese English muffin, Wendy’s said.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 21 May 2024
Image Image Image Suddenly, instead of one celebration on the last weekend in April, there were two — two places for the town’s 1,600 residents to partake of beer, sausages and music, each a short walk from the other, on either side of Division Street.
—J. David Goodman Desiree Rios, New York Times, 4 May 2024
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 June 2024
Slow and Low offers barbecue classics such as tri-tip, brisket, chicken, turkey breasts, ribs, sausages and pulled pork.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 June 2024
Customers will be able to choose between a bacon, egg, and cheese English muffin or a sausage, egg, and cheese English muffin, Wendy’s said.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 21 May 2024
Image Image Image Suddenly, instead of one celebration on the last weekend in April, there were two — two places for the town’s 1,600 residents to partake of beer, sausages and music, each a short walk from the other, on either side of Division Street.
—J. David Goodman Desiree Rios, New York Times, 4 May 2024
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“Sausage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sausage. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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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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