How to Use sarsaparilla in a Sentence

sarsaparilla

noun
  • That must have been sarsaparilla in those to-go cups on my recent crawl.
    — Anne Burke, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2018
  • Vivic sells sparkling coffee with a touch of licorice, or lavender, or sarsaparilla, a flavor that’s akin to root beer.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 27 June 2019
  • Shane’ when Alan Ladd stepped up to the bar and ordered a sarsaparilla, and what happened next.
    — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2019
  • The sarsaparilla flavor in root beer lends the meat a woodsy mintiness, which sings when it’s paired with aromatics like bay leaves and shallots.
    — New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The 12-ounce bottles, sold in packs of four, are available in black cherry, draft-style birch beer, old-fashioned sarsaparilla, and frosty cream.
    — Allison Steele, Philly.com, 15 Jan. 2018
  • The Root of All Beers, please, which mixes a licorice-and-sarsaparilla witch’s brew with rye, vermouth, and honey.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Not sure which wine to pair with Jamie’s smoky pimiento cheese sandwiches or Bobby’s sarsaparilla basted ham?
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 June 2017
  • Not sure which wine to pair with Jamie’s smoky pimiento cheese sandwiches or Bobby’s sarsaparilla basted ham?
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 June 2017
  • Try your hand at roping and riding, or saddle on up to the Painted Pony Saloon for a cold sarsaparilla.
    — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 May 2017
  • The finish comes on in a wave that includes spice, sarsaparilla, and black cherries, all of it turning a bit darker and more savory while still remaining juicy and giving.
    — Brian Freedman, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Paul Gasford got lost hunting for sarsaparilla on the shore of Lake Ontario in 1805.
    — Jon T. Coleman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Think boysenberry jam accented with rosemary, wild sage and sarsaparilla.
    — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Oregon, $15 Here’s an all-around tasty Oregon pinot noir, with Bing cherry and sarsaparilla flavors.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 14 June 2019
  • The currants, cherries, and brambly berries fan out on the palate, flashing with notes of sweet cigar tobacco, chocolate, cafe mocha, black cherries, lifted hints of fenugreek, licorice, and sarsaparilla.
    — Brian Freedman, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • That spirit s macerated for two weeks with 21 botanicals including poppy seed, gentian, juniper berry, kola nut, licorice root, and sarsaparilla.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The parade had a festive air devoid of politics, one of an old-fashioned America where political differences could be resolved over an ice-cold glass of sarsaparilla down at the drugstore.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Alcohol will not be served at the restaurant, but guests can order juices, lassi, rose milk, masala chai tea, madras coffee and traditional nannari sharbath, an iced drink made from lemon juice and Indian sarsaparilla.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The gin is a balanced blend of botanicals—including cardamom, coriander, French lavender, anise seed, sarsaparilla, juniper, and two kinds of orange peel—with a more subtle juniper flavor.
    — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The plant’s formal applications gradually reduced to little more than a flavoring agent, featured famously in root beer alongside sarsaparilla, juniper, and vanilla.
    — Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The girl, named Edith Fuller, defeats 52 other children at the regional contest, spelling such challenging words as jnana, sarsaparilla and Baedeker.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 25 May 2021
  • Honest John makes a box of 10 sample vials, including basics like orange, grapefruit, lavender, lemongrass/cardamom, coffee/cherry, sarsaparilla, and black walnut.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 June 2022
  • The Bright-Eyed blend incorporates cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, sarsaparilla and black peppercorn.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Gold Rush Days has historically incorporated nuggets of life in the 1850s such as homemade sarsaparilla, gold panning and buying products from blacksmiths' shops, as well as modern amenities such as a pub crawl.
    — Benjy Egel, sacbee, 1 Mar. 2018

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