I like to dip them in ketchup.

Meaning: This sentence describes a preferred method of eating hotdogs.

Choice of Words: Dip means to put something briefly into a liquid. Them refers to hotdogs. Ketchup is a tomato sauce. When you put them together, "I like to dip them in ketchup" means that you enjoy briefly submerging hotdogs in ketchup before eating them.

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I enjoy dunking them in tomato sauce.

Meaning: This also means to put food into a sauce, but it means to put it in and then take it out. It's like saying, I like to briefly put my chicken nuggets into the tomato sauce and then take them out.

Choice of Words: Dunk is similar to dip, but it means to briefly put something into a liquid and then take it out. Tomato sauce is a sauce made from tomatoes. When you put them together, "Dunk them in tomato sauce" means to briefly put the food into the tomato sauce and then take it out.

I love to coat them in red sauce.

Meaning: This also means to put food into a sauce, but it means to cover the food with a thin layer of the sauce. It's like saying, I like to cover my pasta with a thin layer of tomato sauce.

Choice of Words: Coat means to cover something with a thin layer of something else. Red sauce is another way to refer to ketchup or tomato sauce. When you put them together, "Coat them in red sauce" means to cover the food with a thin layer of ketchup or tomato sauce.

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