How to Use sweet-and-sour in a Sentence

sweet-and-sour

adjective
  • Pile these sweet-and-sour onion strips on hot dogs, hamburgers, or sandwiches.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 26 June 2026
  • The sweet-and-sour combination finds its way into other dishes as well.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Cooks use honey to sweeten and moisten baked goods, mellow vinaigrettes, and balance sweet-and-sour sauces.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Cooks use honey to sweeten and moisten baked goods, mellow vinaigrettes, and balance sweet-and-sour sauces.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • That said, watching the sweet-and-sour sauce flying in slow motion is actually quite amusing.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black offer a sort of sweet-and-sour mix.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The Honey Mustard leans classic and creamy with a balanced kick, while the Polynesian delivers a bold, sweet-and-sour punch that’s perfect for nuggets and fries.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Made with a mix of hazy, golden Bavarian-style hefeweizen and tangy, sweet-and-sour grapefruit soda, this beer features aromas of citrus zest and banana bread, and is a great option to sip poolside or during a camping trip.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026
  • The first of the films is Blue Moon, a sweet-and-sour portrait of the lyricist Lorenz Hart (played by Ethan Hawke) melting down at a bar near the tail end of his Broadway career.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The saucy, swicy potatoes remind me of sticky Korean potatoes (aka Gamja Jorim)—a sweet-and-sour potato recipe that appears on many banchan spreads at Korean barbecue restaurants—just with a little southwestern flair.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The social heart is Marcus Restaurant + Terrace by chef Marcus Samuelsson, where solarium-style windows and a leafy terrace create an airy urban backdrop for dishes like fresh pasta with lobster and chili or roasted eggplant with togarashi, sweet-and-sour sauce, and Québec maple syrup.
    — Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The influx of sugar from Caribbean plantations into Europe and North America introduced sweet-and-sour pickling variations, while the triangular trade ensured that pickling traditions from Europe were carried to the New World.
    — Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026

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