How to Use ketchup in a Sentence

ketchup

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  • She put ketchup on her hamburger.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Serve them with grainy mustard for the grownups, or with ketchup for the kiddos.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 27 July 2023
  • Watch the video for more on Heughan’s diet habits—and a defense of ketchup.
    — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • The start of Heinz's quest:This brave sailor survived at sea eating ketchup.
    — Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • At least all Trump does is throw plates loaded with ketchup.
    — Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Chefs have been known to put all sorts of things inside the sauce, from the black soybean paste to plain old ketchup.
    — Violet Kim, CNN, 28 June 2023
  • Bursting with creamed spinach and cheese, and dressed with a glossy coat of ketchup, this is meatloaf 2.0.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2022
  • When a food rep attempted to upgrade the bar’s ketchup to a trendy new brand, Jones was aghast.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2023
  • That’s when this idea oozed out, like ketchup from a plastic squeeze bottle.
    — Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
  • In a small bowl, place the ketchup, lemon juice, hot pepper sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • His are robustly seasoned, times two — in both the schnitzel breading and the ketchup on the sandwich.
    — Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
  • This isn’t like trying to get ketchup on your hot dog at Jimmy’s Red Hots.
    — Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
  • White House taste defiled by a rotten child as the ketchup kept dribbling on down.
    — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Anything from good ole’ ketchup, to garlic aioli would work.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Backed with fresh vegetables and sweet ketchup, the tangy sauce is the ideal topping to the tasty cuisine.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Remove from oven and add ketchup over meat and carrots and potatoes around the roast with 1 cup of water.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • French fries in a cup with ketchup, mayonnaise and nacho cheese.
    — New York Times, 26 June 2022
  • In addition to the heavy pours of olive oil, Symon adds black garlic, tomato paste and ketchup.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Its wet roller head can mop up wet spills like ketchup and milk, as well as remove dust and stains from hard floors.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 23 May 2023
  • Heinz search for sailor: This brave sailor survived at sea eating ketchup.
    — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023

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