Example sentences for: ketchup

How can you use “ketchup” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It is airing existential TV commercials, with teens philosophizing about the "moodiness" of ketchup that refuses to leave the bottle; forthcoming ads will teach the under-12 set that ketchup can be "fun" (a campaign sure to draw the appreciation of moms and day-care workers everywhere).

  • At the table set for 22 guests, Hearst’s dilettantism is emphasized by the sight of splendid, solid silver Queen Anne candlesticks and wine cisterns, which are set beside tomato ketchup, pickles, and mustard, all in their original bottles and jars.

  • The cover package celebrates the century in entertainment with anecdotes told by stars and their hangers-on: Ira Gershwin's brother-in-law describes how he manufactured ketchup (he said "to-may-toes," but his suppliers said "to-mah-toes"); Little Ricky remembers what it was like to grow up as Lucy and Desi's TV son; Barbra Streisand claims she was never a shrew on the set; a Titanic producer tells how Kate Winslet improvised an enduring moment in cinema--spitting in the face of co-star Billy Zane, etc. ...

  • In the area of food, bacon, bar where drinks are served, cake, cornflakes, cornflour, custard powder pudding mix to Americans, ketchup, popcorn , and rum have retained their English meanings.

  • The Journal reports that an American staple is making a comeback: ketchup.


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