How to Use hard cider in a Sentence

hard cider

noun
  • Whisk in hard cider and stock and then add turnip and sweet potato to the pot.
    — Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Well, this hard cider kit is easy to use and makes three batches of tart, dry cider.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Apples for their hard cider come from an orchard just two miles away.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Some paleo plans allow gluten-free hard cider and red wine, but not all.
    — Isadora Baum, Good Housekeeping, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The venue serves craft and domestic beer, hard cider, hard seltzer, wine and soft drinks.
    — Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
  • Use hard cider in your gravy, in your cold-weather punches, in stews, and even desserts.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The man admitted to drinking that night shots and hard cider.
    — cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021
  • At each location there will be samples of wine, hard cider or beer.
    — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • One of those daughters sneaks a sniff of Bean’s hard cider instead of a swig.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Fresh doughnuts, cider slushies and hard cider will be available at the orchard.
    — Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Events include hard cider tastings, live music and more.
    — Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Stop by for a Cider Flight to explore the unique hard cider flavors.
    — Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Ice cream containing wine, beer or hard cider was already legal in the state.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Be sure to check out the Cider House to sample apple wine and hard cider.
    — Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Growth may be promising in the hard cider and spirit market, but there are challenges, too.
    — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2021
  • After dinner, visit the tasting room for a craft beer or hard cider flight to cleanse your palate.
    — Lavanya Sunkara, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Graves Mountain serves its very own hard cider and apple wine for the over-21 set.
    — Emily Cappiello, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Apple spirits went niche, and hard cider staged enough of a comeback to make its way back onto most bar menus.
    — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Angry Orchard just launched a brand new rosé hard cider that will give a whole new meaning to rosé all day.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Marie Claire, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Seattle and Portland are the top metros in the nation for hard cider drinkers.
    — Gene Balk, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
  • But that’s not all — because hard ciders are also part of the competition.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Hearty meals were washed down with wine and hard cider and supplemented with berries, fish, and whale meat, when available.
    — National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Kids can climb on hay bales or pet farm animals, while adults can sample hard cider or stroll through a nighttime lantern walk.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Stop by the tasting room for samples of hard cider and wines, some made with apples grown in the orchard outside.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Also offered are hard ciders, craft beers, mimosas, and hard cider Bloody Mary’s.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Apple season isn’t just about juice and pies, either — the county is home to more than a dozen craft hard cider makers, too.
    — David Ferry, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2018
  • This rich mussel dish is all about the broth, which is enriched with heavy cream and spiked with hard cider to brighten it up and give it backbone.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • This rich mussel dish is all about the broth, which is enriched with heavy cream and spiked with hard cider to brighten it up and give it backbone.
    — Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
  • At the Indian King, that traveler could find a hot meal and a pint of beer or hard cider.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The two had spent hours chatting as Shamblin drank hard ciders on a remote Texas roadside.
    — Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

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