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How to use vermouth in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Vermouth means a dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks. Example: “Proper martinis are made with London dry gin and dry vermouth.”

Examples of vermouth by meaning

nounA dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

  • Earlier this year while in Madrid, I fell prey to what the Spanish call la hora del vermut, the vermouth hour, a break in the day for a glass, generally before eating.2023 July 20, Eric Asimov, “This Summer, Pause for the Vermouth Hour”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

More sentences with vermouth

  • Proper martinis are made with London dry gin and dry vermouth.From the entry dry
  • "I never had one of those, those vermouth cassises," Freddie said.1972, Evan Hunter, Every Little Crook and Nanny, page 132. From the entry cassis
  • Dry vermouth adds a hint of herbal backbone, but you can omit it if you don't have it on hand.2022 August 11, Ann Taylor Pittman, “Southern Pickletini”, in Southern Living, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2024. From the entry cornichon
  • For a classic silver bullet martini, you simply need to choose your poison—gin or vodka—and add dry vermouth and olives.2007, Sally Ann Berk, Martini Book: 201 Ways to Mix the Perfect American Cocktail, Hachette, →ISBN. From the entry silver bullet
  • Tasting like freshly squeezed lemons our perfectly balanced Lemontini has been made with lemon syrup, vodka, dry vermouth, lime juice and egg white.2022, Mathieu Teisseire - Lemontini. From the entry lemontini
  • It replaces dry vermouth with the delicate flavor of limoncello and is the perfect venue to show off your favorite premium vodka.2021 May 13, The Spruce Eats. From the entry lemontini
  • However, the creation of the blend licensed a new division, by which -tini became reanalysed as a meaning-bearing unit, denoting ‘a drink made with dry vermouth’.[2019 January 31, Rka Benczes, “Rhyme and Alliteration in Blends and Compounds”, in Rhyme over Reason: Phonological Motivation in English…. From the entry vodkatini
  • He went away and brought them wrapped in newspaper, unwrapped them and, when I asked him to, drew the corks and put the wine and vermouth under the bed.1929 May–October, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, 1st British edition, London: Jonathan Cape […], published 1929, →OCLC. From the entry fiasco
  • His desire for liquidation was expressed so heartily that I went with him to a café down the street where we had some vile vermouth and bitters.1909 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Phoebe”, in Roads of Destiny, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company…. From the entry bitters

Meaning of vermouth

  1. noun A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
  2. noun A serving of vermouth.

Full definition of vermouth

Questions about vermouth in a sentence

How do you use vermouth in a sentence?
Vermouth is used as a noun. For example: “Proper martinis are made with London dry gin and dry vermouth.”
What is a short sentence with vermouth?
“"I never had one of those, those vermouth cassises," Freddie said.”
What does vermouth mean?
Vermouth means a dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

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