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How to use claret in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun, adjective, verb

Claret means a dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere. Example: “For quotations using this term, see Citations:claret jug.”

Examples of claret by meaning

nounA dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.

  • CLARET JELLY SANDWICH: Soak one box of gelatine in one cup of cold water, then dissolve in one cup of boiling water, add one cup of sugar and strain.1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 155

nounA deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine; Bordeaux.

  • Honey smiled hugely, so that Alex was shown every one of her claret gums.2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 243

nounBlood.

  • You play as one of these Revenants, but there’s no feeding on human blood, as instead the most reliable source of claret comes from things called blood beads, which grow on plants.2019 September 27, “Code Vein review – it's an anime version of Dark Souls”, in Metro
  • He was rejuvenated within a week, thanks to a diet of fresh claret direct from the jugular, while the lawyer slept.2020 January 2, Roxy Simons, “'How the hell am I supposed to sleep tonight, BBC?': Viewers are left terrified by first episode of Dracula...
  • DeLuca beat the count but Brook had the stench of claret filling his nostrils and he was close to getting the finish before the bell saved the overmatched 31-year-old.2020 February 8, Wally Downes Jr, “KELL OF A WIN: Kell Brook enjoys triumphant return in Sheffield as he knocks out Mark DeLuca in the...

adjectiveOf a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.

  • Dhondt drives a claret 1927 Bugatti Royale Type 41, a real spanker, Sixsmith.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN

More sentences with claret

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:claret jug.From the entry claret jug
  • It was oval, and shockingly red with ruby colored carpeting meeting walls of glistening claret.2020 May 19, Thomas O'Callaghan, No One Will Hear Your Screams: A Novel, WildBlue Press, →ISBN. From the entry skinema
  • Mungo begins to feel dizzy – almost as if he'd drunk too much claret or gill-ale.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 8. From the entry gill-ale
  • Then shall you be presented with a cup of claret hypocras, which is right healthful and stomachal.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 120. From the entry stomachal
  • Many of these hot drinks have clerical names—Bishop being a type of mulled port, Cardinal using claret, and Pope Champagne.1976 January 15, Times (London), 12/8. From the entry pope
  • "Just because I had one gin before and a couple of glasses of claret during you thought I'd been mallemaroking."1958, “Punch”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 235, page 319. From the entry mallemaroking
  • And it is heartening to be able to find a good and heady mutton chop to accompany a club member's claret from his private stock.1989 March 12, Christopher Idone, “Food: Club Comfort”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jan 2014. From the entry private stock
  • Over all put another slice of angel-food cake, ½ ounce cherry syrup, a dash or two of claret flavor and a small quantity of crushed pineapple.1914, Confectioners’ and Bakers’ Gazette, volume 36, page 25. From the entry angel-food cake

Meaning of claret

  1. noun A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
  2. noun A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine; Bordeaux.
  3. noun Blood.

Full definition of claret

Questions about claret in a sentence

How do you use claret in a sentence?
Claret is used as a noun, adjective and verb. For example: “For quotations using this term, see Citations:claret jug.”
What is a short sentence with claret?
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:claret jug.”
What does claret mean?
Claret means a dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.

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