How to Use maraschino in a Sentence

maraschino

noun
  • Serve over ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry.
    — Marie Claire, 23 Dec. 2013
  • Add a bit more ice and garnish with an orange peel and a maraschino cherry.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2017
  • To make a citrus flag, fold the wheel around a maraschino cherry (think of the wheel as a taco).
    — Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Top off the drink with seltzer water and garnish with a maraschino cherry.
    — Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Just add a splash of soda to the drink, perhaps, or maybe a maraschino cherry.
    — Daniel Neman, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Bushwackers are always served with a thick straw and topped with a maraschino cherry.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 5 July 2020
  • Strain into the rocks glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 May 2025
  • Place maraschino cherries on a plate lined with paper towels; blot dry.
    — Torie Cox, Country Living, 11 Oct. 2020
  • This is a zesty, light-bodied red with flavors of maraschino cherries and wild sage.
    — Washington Post, 22 May 2020
  • It's then garnished with an orange slice and bright red maraschino cherry.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 June 2021
  • The stack is topped with maraschino cherries and crushed cannoli shells.
    — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Garnish with a slice of fresh orange or pineapple and a maraschino cherry.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
  • Express and garnish the cocktail with a lemon peel and a maraschino cherry.
    — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Strain into a coupe and garnish with a maraschino cherry, a lime wheel, or just nothing at all.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 July 2021
  • Strain into a coupe and garnish with a maraschino cherry, a lime wheel, or just nothing at all.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Place 1/2 of a maraschino cherry or a walnut half on top of each cookie.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2019
  • This hit him like a ton of cinder blocks atop which, for some reason, sat a single maraschino cherry.
    — Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Make these sparkle by topping them off with fizzy water and garnish with lime slices and maraschino cherries.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
  • If desired, add more maraschino liquid, ½ teaspoon at a time, to make filling a darker shade of pink.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022
  • The dark base gives the red dye that deep, wild cherry hue, whereas blondes may walk away with a vibrant red that’s more maraschino, less malbec.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The flavor combines maraschino cherry halves and vanilla ice cream according to the tweet.
    — Tulsi Kamath, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The banana and brown sugar backbone of Jack is present on the palate, along with raisin, fig, caramel and some maraschino cherry.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The Halo is a mix of maraschino liqueur, crème de cacao, pineapple and lime, topped with a pineapple paleta.
    — Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 26 July 2024
  • Ca’ La Bionda - Ripe aromas of maraschino cherry, fig and anise.
    — Tom Hyland, Forbes, 15 July 2022
  • The concoction piled vanilla ice cream and hot fudge on a burger patty, plus a sliced pickle, a maraschino cherry and nuts.
    — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Our special sugar day was a 7UP with a red maraschino cherry in it or a piece of homemade cake.
    — Rose-Marie Swift, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 May 2015
  • One room had an old-school sundae parlor with ice cream from McConnell’s and towers of maraschino cherries.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 June 2022
  • Like when [Ryle] says, 'Pretty please with a cherry on top,' and [Lily] talks about the maraschino cherries.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Colors ranged from the palest onionskin to an almost brilliant maraschino cherry, yet the color was rarely a clue to the body and character of the wine.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2019
  • To make the cocktail, pour two shots of gin, one shot of vermouth, a half shot of maraschino, and a couple dashes of bitters into a cocktail glass filled with ice.
    — Paula Forbes, GQ, 21 Oct. 2017

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