How to Use sherry in a Sentence

sherry

noun
  • Stir in half a cup of heavy cream and a splash of sherry vinegar.
    — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Add the broth, chile paste, sherry and oyster or hoisin sauce.
    — SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Ramiro’s wines spend 8 months in very old sherry casks, part of the time with flor.
    — Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Maybe a splash of sherry vinegar or a big squeeze of lemon goes in at the end.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Dry sherry notes show up again along with hints of oak on the long, smooth finish.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 July 2022
  • Use marsala or dry sherry instead of white wine, if desired.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Make a sauce of the sambal, oyster sauce, soy sauce and sherry.
    — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 26 May 2017
  • Add a splash of sherry, cook for one minute, then add the drippings from the quail and the cream.
    — Kit Waskom Pollard, baltimoresun.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Mains include short ribs with parsnip mash and sherry jus or Basque-style black cod.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Once onions are caramelized, add wine and sherry to the pot and allow mixture to come to boil.
    — Sara Bonisteel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Combine maple syrup, sherry vinegar, ketchup, and the rest of the soy sauce in a small saucepan.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The result is a blend inspired by the sherry and custom made for these casks.
    — Ameunier, oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023
  • In a bowl, combine the onion, sherry, lime juice, soy sauce and olive oil and whisk to combine.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Pour sherry over veggies, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan.
    — Carla Hall, Redbook, 25 Feb. 2014
  • Remove the soup from the fridge, and season with more salt and sherry vinegar.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Add the Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry and toss in the green bell pepper pieces.
    — Carole Kotkin, miamiherald, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Add the shrimp, a squeeze of lemon juice, and another drizzle of sherry.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Slowly add tequila, sherry, milk, and cream.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Then add a splash of sherry vinegar and blend with a stick mixer or in a blender until smooth.
    — Ella Quittner, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs well with 1 teaspoon salt, sesame oil and rice wine or sherry.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 27 July 2020
  • It’s started in sherry, moved on to bourbon and finished for about a year in port wine casks.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
  • Once the onions become translucent, add water, beef base and sherry.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
  • And just as sherry saw a resurgence in the last ten years, so too is its Portuguese cousin.
    — Natalie B. Compton, GQ, 21 Sep. 2017
  • In a medium saucepan, stir together onions, broth, sherry, bay leaf, and thyme.
    — Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
  • With the launch of a new fall bar menu, the typical whiskey, bourbon and scotch will be joined by sherry.
    — Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Stir in the sherry and cook until the flavors meld, 3 minutes more.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Stir lemon juice and a few tablespoons of sherry into the stew to finish the sauce.
    — Amy Dewall Dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Don’t miss the blessed selection of vermouth and sherry.
    — Virginia Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
  • From the bar, Otra focuses on beer and wine with an array of fine ports and sherry.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
  • The whisky was initially aged in Oloroso sherry butts that came from Spain.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026

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