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How to use tequila in a sentence

22 example sentences · noun

Tequila means an alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana. Example: “We drink tequila as a shooter, but prefer to sip gin slowly to appreciate the flavour.”

Examples of tequila by meaning

nounAn alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.

  • For a moment the bottle of tequila at the bottom of the garden gleamed on his soul, then the Consul stumbled into his bedroom.1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 149

More sentences with tequila

  • We drink tequila as a shooter, but prefer to sip gin slowly to appreciate the flavour.From the entry shooter
  • Examples include: champagne, tequila, and asiago cheese.From the entry protected name
  • That actually hits me home because I used to drink tequila sunrises when I first started drinking.2022 September 22, Vinepair Staff, “The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect El Diablo”, in The Cocktail College Podcast…. From the entry oof
  • He kept ordering straight shots of tequila and chasing them with a beer.2015, John Fogerty, Fortunate Son, New York: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 401. From the entry chase
  • 'Tell me more . . . it sounds worthy of a tequila slammer so far,' said Bill.2013, Anna Bromley, Wild Animals and Wedding Outfits, →ISBN. From the entry tequila slammer
  • I tried with just tequila, but it was improved with more tequila and some triple sec.2008 July 15, Shane Halbach, “Do Pickle Pops give you a hang over?”, in ShaneHalbach.com, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2025. From the entry picklerita
  • The tequila slammer will forever be associated with the most reckless style of drinking.2007, Corby Kummer, 1001 Foods To Die For, →ISBN, page 940. From the entry tequila slammer
  • Tequila is distilled Mexican liquor that comes from the fermented sap of a particular cactus.2007, “Bartending”, in Learning & Living in the 21st Century Iv for H.s.' 2007 Ed., 2007 edition, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 333. From the entry piñarita
  • Tequila comes in different flavors like peach flavor (peacharita), piña (piñarita), and Banana (bananarita).2007, “Bartending”, in Learning & Living in the 21st Century Iv for H.s.' 2007 Ed., 2007 edition, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 333. From the entry piñarita
  • The only virtue of tequila, so far as I know, is cheapness.1960, Stephen Lister [pen name; Digby George Gerahty], In Search of Paradise, London: Peter Davies, page 120. From the entry hellbrew
  • Sweet & Spicy Picklerita jalapeño tequila, pickle, lime, agave, Tajín.2024 June, The Vortex, The Vortex ATL (PDF), archived from the original on 16 Dec 2024. From the entry picklerita
  • I sat on a stool while everybody in the crew rotated around me, offering me shots of tequila.2013, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, Gavin Edwards, VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave, Atria…. From the entry plowed
  • Who are these maniacs bathing their corneas with tequila?2013 June 21, Erin Gloria Ryan, “All the Cool Kids Are Huffing Vaporized Alcohol”, in Jezebel. From the entry butt chug
  • A couple next to us were lashing back tequila, the whole salt-and-lemon vibe, and having a whale of a time.2009 March 31, Ken Bruen, Cross: A Novel, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 264. From the entry lash back
  • For extra kick, hollow out a lime, float it on top of the drink, and fill it with tequila.2003, Sheree Bykofsky, Megan Buckley, Sexy City Cocktails, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 129. From the entry kick
  • The tears flow like the tequila in Luminarias.2000 October 6, Lawrence Van Gelder, “Film in Review: 'Luminarias'”, in New York Times, retrieved 09 Feb 2022. From the entry bluebird of happiness
  • Argal: one should drink neither tequila nor whiskey but mescal.1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 77. From the entry argal
  • Sweet and caramelicious, it might give you the dangerous idea that you should be pairing tequila with your morning coffee more often.2020, Erin Barnes, Easy Weekend Getaways from Denver and Boulder: Short Breaks in Colorado, The Countryman Press, →ISBN. From the entry caramelicious
  • We work out that my weekendly two-and-a-half bottles of Prosecco plus a couple of tequilas gave me a grand total of 26 units.2019 February 28, Jadie Troy-Pryde, “‘I quit drinking for a month – this is what happened to my liver’”, in Marie Claire. From the entry weekendly
  • Some of the tequila ancestrals and añejos have a subdominant odor to them — the smoky, vanilla-like syringaldehyde that is also in coastal raicillas and bacanoras .2023, Gary Paul Nabhan, David Suro Piñera, Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals. From the entry ancestral
  • At its center was a caramel-covered slice of jalapeno—the Hatter's surprise—but it was the tequila cream cheese frosting that made Alice have a mouthgasm every time.2017, Jovee Winters, The Mad King. From the entry mouthgasm

Meaning of tequila

  1. noun An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.

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Questions about tequila in a sentence

How do you use tequila in a sentence?
Tequila is used as a noun. For example: “We drink tequila as a shooter, but prefer to sip gin slowly to appreciate the flavour.”
What is a short sentence with tequila?
“Examples include: champagne, tequila, and asiago cheese.”
What does tequila mean?
Tequila means an alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.

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