How to Use secret sauce in a Sentence

secret sauce

noun
Definition of secret saucenext
  • The secret sauce to the cement is the fear of the public.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2021
  • So what’s the secret sauce for a project from The Avenue?
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
  • That was part of the secret sauce behind the Switch and its steady stream of games.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Color, done just right, can be the spice in the secret sauce.
    — Ralph Pucci, Robb Report, 16 May 2021
  • What's in the secret sauce of Panera Bread's mac and cheese?
    — Lauren Landrum, CNN, 18 Oct. 2019
  • So what's the secret sauce to so much success and steady growth?
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Sep. 2022
  • What’s the secret sauce that makes a recipe resonate with you?
    — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The secret sauce behind it all is the husband and wife duo who runs the show.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Oct. 2019
  • This may very well be the secret sauce for Minecraft Earth fun, at least in Build mode.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 16 July 2019
  • That was the secret sauce to make the Mars helicopter work.
    — Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2021
  • That’s probably the secret sauce of the game, right there.
    — Brian Barrett, WIRED, 6 July 2018
  • That has always been the secret sauce of Kendall Square, McGuire said.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
  • The egg melts into the pretzel bun, and there’s a secret sauce that goes with that.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • To borrow a phrase from a friend of mine, our secret sauce here, it’s these young, white men.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The secret sauce of The Challenge is bringing back the same people over rand over.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The tight end was always the secret sauce that made the difference in the offense.
    — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The Candela Flight Controls are the boat’s secret sauce.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 July 2024
  • The soundscapes for our series are the secret sauce of a great wildlife series.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2023
  • And therein lies the secret sauce to Akili's success with the FDA.
    — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 17 June 2020
  • The secret sauce is a lot of time to listen to everyone.
    — Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 20 July 2023
  • That to me is the secret sauce of these guys that go to another level.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 15 Apr. 2021
  • For many of them, the Majestic’s secret sauce is its sound.
    — Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2021
  • In and of itself, there is no secret sauce in playing hard.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2019
  • What’s the secret sauce to your creative process when making your hits?
    — Breanna Chianne, refinery29.com, 28 June 2021
  • Having been a member of this locker room, that is the secret sauce to this place.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2020
  • Pieces of pork come seasoned with spicy ranch salt and drizzled in a secret sauce.
    — Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Finish with sauerkraut, more secret sauce and the bun top.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • TikTok's algorithm, the secret sauce of the app, is owned by ByteDance.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 20 Apr. 2024
  • But what's so special about the Krabby Patty and its secret sauce?
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • It's topped with Italian Beef, giardiniera and a secret sauce in a French roll.
    — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024

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