How to Use soju in a Sentence

soju

noun
  • Or just have fun, come and grab a beer, or have some wine or some soju.
    — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
  • One of our main challenges is that many consumers don't know what soju is.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2021
  • Pick them up in the duty free or a local soju seller near you.
    — Sonja Swanson, Esquire, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The most popular drinks offered to pair with the food are beer and soju.
    — Kim Westerman, Forbes, 1 July 2022
  • Chocolate cookies hit your sweet tooth and can also take the sting off a shot of soju.
    — Irene Yoo, Bon Appétit, 24 July 2024
  • Neff and Han, strangers before the trip began, shared a long hug and some shots of soju.
    — Bychristian Elliott, science.org, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The bar doesn’t have a full liquor license, just beer and wine (and vermouth, soju and whatnot).
    — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2017
  • Stop by for a specialty coffee, beer, soju, or light snack, and enjoy the show.
    — Cynthia Drake, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Lee and Kim will also serve a rotating list of wines by the glass, plus craft beer and soju.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Oct. 2021
  • This idiosyncratic dough is a tangle of flour, sesame oil, soju, honey and spices.
    — Eric Kim, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • If the opposite happens, Kim will send over some soju.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 17 June 2026
  • Volcano also serves bubble tea, soju, sake, white and red wines, craft cocktails and snow ice for dessert.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Blankets left on the floor, clothes scattered here and there, empty soju bottles rolling around in the corners.
    — Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Stock up on these Korean snacks, plus your favorite soju or somaek, for a perfect no-cook night at home.
    — Irene Yoo, Bon Appétit, 24 July 2024
  • Beeline to Takumen, where the unique beer-soju concoction will erase the ordeal from your mind.
    — Ali Francis, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018
  • For drinks, there will be natural wine, craft soju and beer, similar to what’s available at Queens.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Usually on The Americans, such a moment would end with cyanide in the soju.
    — Brian Raftery, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2016
  • Dangling under Johnson’s pink-and-black colored hair were earrings of a green soju bottle and shot glass.
    — Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Koryo nails the basics while providing the service, cold beers and soju that can really complete a meal.
    — Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The restaurant also features a full-service bar, including sakes and soju for pairing.
    — Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This level of intentionality is evident in the beers and soju on the drink menu.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 23 July 2019
  • The name is an abbreviation of the two ingredients, soju and maekju, which translates to beer.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The eclectic drink menu includes Korean rice beer, soju, and zero-proof cocktails.
    — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Soju mustard In a large pot, soak 1 quart mustard seeds in one bottle of soju, and 1 quart of vinegar for at least an hour or two.
    — Joseph Hernandez, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • For drinks, there will be Korean soju cocktails and chungju, a Korean rice wine, plus other wines and beer.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021
  • From the bar, look for sake, wine and beer alongside sake and soju cocktails such as lemon, orgeat, strawberry and nigori sake, or sake with lime, basil and cucumber.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The book also includes tips for building a Korean pantry, drink pairings (from soju to microbrews) and menu ideas.
    — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Those who insist on cooking their own meats or chasing them with soju will need to look elsewhere — Ga Hyang has no liquor license or tabletop grills.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 8 June 2018
  • The 70-seat joint will also expand upon Daughter’s liquor license with a menu that focuses on beer, wine and soju.
    — Colin Wrenn, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
  • There is also a restaurant serving artisanal soju and bread from ACQ bakery.
    — Curbed, 1 Sep. 2023

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