How do you use Gravy in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like sauce or occurrent, plus the exact meaning.
Gravy in a sentence
Gravy meaning
- A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
- A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy.
Synonyms of Gravy
Using Gravy
- The main meaning on this page is: A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked. | A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy. | A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
- Useful related words include: sauce, occurrent, occurrence, happening.
- In the example corpus, gravy often appears in combinations such as: and gravy, gravy and, the gravy.
Context around Gravy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gravy
- In this selection, "gravy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, turkey, roasted, brown, tip, marginally and powder stand out and add context to how "gravy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2019 yung gravy was joined and a light gravy that speaks. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gravy" sits close to words such as adventurous, alta and arranging, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gravy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Brown gravy is thick like cream gravy and perfectly peppery. (10 words)
Apparently, Gravy had permission to recreate the music and lyrics. (10 words)
Add in riding around LA by night without traffic, and it’s all gravy. (14 words)
And in the gravy, instead of adding cream as many classic recipes do, I use milk and stir in a spoonful of Dijon mustard and lemon juice, which also helps cut the weight of the dish and perk up the other ingredients. (42 words)
As part of the Drive, we’re gathering traditional ‘sides and fixings’ like cranberry sauce and gravy and stuffing as well as the nourishing pantry staples like soups and stews, proteins, vegetables and fruits, and so much more. (38 words)
For gravy-lovers, the Cookware expert recommended saving all of the juices from the bottom of the fryer to pour into a mixture of gravy granules and boiling water, or to add to a completely homemade sauce. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Another provided a gravy tip, mentioning Bisto's seasonal turkey gravy and their new 'Bisto Best' edition: "Bisto have a nice turkey gravy, and now just released a Bisto Best version," they wrote.
Next, Cliff said he makes his gravy marginally thicker with some gravy powder, but I don't bother with this because my gravy looks thick enough already.
For gravy-lovers, the Cookware expert recommended saving all of the juices from the bottom of the fryer to pour into a mixture of gravy granules and boiling water, or to add to a completely homemade sauce.
The meal includes Prime Rib and Mashed Potatoes with Roasted gravy, Au Jus, Horseradish, and Mashed Potatoes With Roasted Gravy.
On Sunday, the meatballs will be added to 15 pounds of gravy and sold, in individual takeout containers, as part of the dinner that also includes mashed potatoes and gravy, ham and lefse.
Brown gravy is thick like cream gravy and perfectly peppery.
Pork pie and gravy: ‘served hot from the oven, with a light gravy that speaks loudly of reduction, calves’ feet and care’.
That we managed to have quite a lot of delicious gravy from that blackened mess speaks volumes about what my grandmother taught me about gravy.
Brown's father supplied Kelly with a gravy recipe – used on " How to Make Gravy " (1996).
Add any carving juices from the meat to the gravy before reheating to piping hot just before serving.
Add in riding around LA by night without traffic, and it’s all gravy.
Admittedly, I usually drown my roast dinners at home with gravy, so I would've liked a little more over the potato - but I know that's not perhaps the high quality restaurant etiquette.
And as an homage to the chef and owners’ Southern upbringing, there will be a take on shrimp n’ grits with red corn heirloom cheddar grits, sauteed shrimp and pepper-infused country gravy.
And in the gravy, instead of adding cream as many classic recipes do, I use milk and stir in a spoonful of Dijon mustard and lemon juice, which also helps cut the weight of the dish and perk up the other ingredients.
Apparently, Gravy had permission to recreate the music and lyrics.
A roast dinner is the perfect meal for the winter months which you can indulge in - with meats piled high, crispy roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, stuffing and an abundance of vegetables all soaked in rich gravy.
As he was in 2019, Yung Gravy was joined on stage Saturday night by Canadian rapper bbno$, with the pair offering up their latest single, the brand new “Nightmare on Peachtree Street,” a collaboration with Freddie Dredd.
As part of the Drive, we’re gathering traditional ‘sides and fixings’ like cranberry sauce and gravy and stuffing as well as the nourishing pantry staples like soups and stews, proteins, vegetables and fruits, and so much more.
A traditional British Sunday lunch typically features roast potatoes, roast beef or chicken, Yorkshire puddings, vegetables and gravy.
Balch previously described a “Toad in a Hole” dish as tiny Yorkshire puddings with roasted beef in them, served with dollops of mashed potatoes and gravy — “Sunday roast as an appetizer,” he said.
Common combinations with gravy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and gravy 31×
- gravy and 29×
- the gravy 29×
- gravy train 15×
- of gravy 13×
- with gravy 11×
- gravy is 6×
- gravy to 6×
- turkey gravy 5×
- brown gravy 5×