How to Use schnapps in a Sentence

schnapps

noun
  • Schreiber caught a strong whiff of cheap schnapps.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Or swap out the peach schnapps for bourbon or light rum.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • Come for the wiener schnitzel — stay for some fireside schnapps.
    — Todd Plummer, Town & Country, 10 Dec. 2018
  • Peach schnapps has been used, and grapefruit juice got an audition as well.
    — Tim Hackett, SI.com, 3 May 2018
  • The original’s a sweet, fruity mix—vodka, peach schnapps, iced tea, that sort of thing.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • An endless cascade of cold beer and homemade fruity schnapps keeps spirits abuzz.
    — Danielle Bernabe, National Geographic, 15 Sep. 2019
  • In a shaker almost filled with ice, add the white chocolate liqueur, schnapps, vodka, and cream.
    — Christine Fiorentino, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Combine that with pineapple juice, Don Papa rum, and peach schnapps.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2020
  • Add white chocolate liqueur, peppermint schnapps, vodka, and heavy whipping cream.
    — Christine Fiorentino, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Add Sailor Jerry Rum, butterscotch schnapps and sea salt and stir.
    — Emily Price, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The cocktail, a staple of the Preakness, is equal parts bourbon, vodka and peach schnapps.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026
  • The cocktail, a staple of the Preakness, is equal parts bourbon, vodka and peach schnapps.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
  • The drink was fruity, primarily consisting of vodka and peach schnapps.
    — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 5 June 2018
  • There’s nothing like a glass of schnapps—an unsweetened, strong spirit akin to a fruit brandy—to warm up a cold winter’s evening by the fireplace.
    — Air Mail, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The bar was almost empty as well—no gin, no prosecco, but plenty of bottles of liqueur like curaçao and schnapps.
    — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 16 May 2023
  • The house drink is the Pootie Tang, a blend of Pearl coconut vodka, peach schnapps and Tang.
    — Ava Garcia, azcentral, 3 July 2019
  • Soon every seat in the modern, glass-and-wood house is taken, a bottle of schnapps is passed around, and a few babies are passed around, too.
    — Melissa Locker, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Not to be missed is the large selection of German schnapps and liqueurs and traditional desserts.
    — William Li, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Be sure to save room for the chocolate fondue dessert and a digestif from the traditional schnapps wagon.
    — Christie Fitzpatrick, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
  • One day some old piss-schnapps-cabbage man at the factory called her into an office and gave her an official warning.
    — Hari Kunzru, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
  • Guests counted as extra income—locals stopping by for schnapps, ham, beer, fish sandwiches.
    — Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Prior to 90-minute rehearsal at Turner Hall, a few warmed their voices with a shot of peach schnapps.
    — Barry Adams, The Seattle Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Pair it with the Dark Phoenix ($12), made with vodka, peach, schnapps, Sprite and cranberry juice.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2019
  • Rather, they're made with equal parts Jameson Irish whiskey, peach schnapps and sour mix, with a splash of lemon-lime soda, Foley said.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Half a dozen Cathedrals, canals, piazzas, beer and genever (a close relative of schnapps but a lot sexier) all in a few blocks.
    — Charlton Pettus, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The molten Gruyere — placed in a ceramic bowl on a wire rack over a flaming tea candle — is redolent of white wine, cherry schnapps and garlic on the backbeat.
    — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 27 Apr. 2017
  • In a shaker, combine 1 ounce of peach puree with pineapple juice, Don Papa 7-year rum and finally peach schnapps.
    — Fox News, 25 May 2020
  • After a long, hot summer, the crisp air is as delightful as sitting by a fire enjoying hot chocolate (perhaps spiked with peppermint schnapps).
    — Scott Craven, azcentral, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Her father styled himself as gruff and imposing, with a mangy beard, broad shoulders built by swinging a sledgehammer on the rig and a stomach rounded out by peppermint schnapps.
    — Eli Saslow, Washington Post, 18 May 2018
  • Passing around a strange mixture of peach schnapps, vodka, and orange juice, the girls had told one another secrets and fears while Frankie watched in woozy fascination.
    — Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024

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