How to Use sour cherry in a Sentence

sour cherry

noun
  • Yogurt with sour cherries, a little flaky salt, and olive oil is my go-to.
    — Alyse Whitney, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Even the fruit of the sour cherry trees in the backyard appears on the menu, the guide said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Tart cherry juice is made from tart cherries, also known as sour cherries.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The wine features notes of sour cherry, rose hips, orange zest, and subtle earthy undertones.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Turkish delight), in flavors like sour cherry or mastic.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2024
  • Tart Cherry Juice Tart cherry juice (also called sour cherry juice) is a good source of melatonin.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Tart Cherry Juice Tart cherry juice is made from antioxidant-rich sour cherries.
    — Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
  • His small team produces 100 kilos of the stuff here each day, in flavors like sour cherry, rose with blackberries, and mastic, a type of tree resin.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2024
  • One line of research looks at whether sour cherries or beefsteak tomatoes might be useful as a sleep aid, because these foods are known to be rich in naturally occurring melatonin.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
  • America's favorite sour cherry is, conveniently, also a fast-growing one.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
  • It was distilled from Buffalo Trace’s sour mash recipe and has notes of vanilla, oak, baking spice, and caramel on the palate, along with some green apple and sour cherry.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Load it up with syrupy Pink Lady apples for our Best-Ever Apple Pie or sour cherries for a cherry pie.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Evan’s 2022 Cabernet Franc is almost Pinot Noir in style with a light body and aromas of sour cherry, forest floor, and red plum.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • First, Vaselka for pierogies and the largest omelet ever made followed by a gooey almond cake at Superiority Burger topped with labneh gelato and devilishly tart sour cherry jam.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • The pies include brown butter pumpkin, salted caramel dutch apple, classic pecan, dark chocolate brownie pie with malt marscapone, coconut cardamom sweet potato, mile-high lemon meringue chess, bourbon sour cherry, and dulce de leche banana cream pie ($35 each).
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025

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