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How to use sorbet in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Sorbet means frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal. Example: “After dinner we had an orange sorbet that was very refreshing.”

Examples of sorbet by meaning

nounFrozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.

  • After dinner we had an orange sorbet that was very refreshing.

More sentences with sorbet

  • He opts for a Paris-Brest, and I go for a lemon vodka sorbet.2025 May 3, Leila Abboud, “Lunch with the FT: Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd.…. From the entry Paris-Brest
  • Serve fruit sorbets on their own, or alongside a freeze-ahead tart made with the same fruit.2009, Heather Whinney, Cook Express, page 479. From the entry freeze-ahead
  • Top the gelée with a scoop of sorbet and garnish with a sprig of baby basil.2001, Claudia Fleming with Melissa Clark, The Last Course: A Cookbook, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN. From the entry gelée
  • Theme desserts such as a half dozen variations on “pear”—offering sorbets, mousses, and tartelettes—work best.1988, Ruth Gardner, editor, The Best of New York: More than 1100 Provocative and Frank Reviews of Restaurants, Hotels, Nightspots, and…. From the entry tartelette
  • Grapefruit sorbet with brunoise of citrus fruits.2001, Michael Ruhlman, The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry brunoise
  • In every department store you see newlyweds, their honeymoon tans fading, returning sorbet makers and salad shooters, toasters and tea kettles.1994 September, Cincinnati Magazine, page 38. From the entry salad shooter
  • Throughout Mexico, paletas are made with fresh fruit and not much sugar, pretty much the opposite of commercial sorbets and sherbets sold here.2008 June 18, Mark Bittman, “Mexican Summer on a Stick”, in New York Times. From the entry paleta
  • Carpets were spread, divans appeared, as also the latest creation from Italy, a portable frigidaire which held countless bowls of sorbet and iced lemon tea.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Penguin, published 2004, page 659. From the entry frigidaire
  • It’s laden with chawan mushi, a custard laced with strawberries and honeycomb; green-tea cake with a molten chocolate center; fresh fruit and scoops of fruit sorbet.2008 July 9, Howard Seftel, “Europe’s Japanese phenom ready to conquer New World”, in The Arizona Republic, 119th year, number 52, page FD2. From the entry green-tea cake
  • Mixes for sorbets and ice-creams should therefore, in their unfrozen state, taste a little too sweet, a little too sharp, and a little too fruity (if that's possible).2001, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, The River Cottage Cookbook, HarperCollinsIllustrated, →ISBN, page 126. From the entry coffeey
  • She scoops a grassy, barely sweet green-tea sorbet onto white chocolate ganache, and garnishes it with coin-size meringues that break easily, then strings syrupy, candied yuzu zest across it all.2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry yuzu

Meaning of sorbet

  1. noun Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.

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Questions about sorbet in a sentence

How do you use sorbet in a sentence?
Sorbet is used as a noun. For example: “After dinner we had an orange sorbet that was very refreshing.”
What is a short sentence with sorbet?
“Grapefruit sorbet with brunoise of citrus fruits.”
What does sorbet mean?
Sorbet means frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.

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