Examples of oleo in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The elegant and refreshing Ikuyo Highball ($17) is a bright green concoction made with matcha, lemon and oleo saccharum, a sweet, citrusy oil.
—
Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
Filter through a sieve to recover the strawberry oleo.
—New York Times, 24 July 2022
Crisco and Accent -- a shortening and seasoning -- are still sold today, while oleo is an old term for margarine.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 5 Dec. 2021
Her winning cocktail, Sabertooth, was a blend of Woodford Reserve bourbon, lime juice, lime cane sugar oleo, and dry curaçaos-- inspired by the Prohibition-era Lion’s Tale.
—al, 31 Dec. 2019
Brewers Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker used to like to say he actually was born in Illinois, while his parents were there to pick up some oleo.
—Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2019
The rotating menu features mostly brown spirits in drinks like the 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, a bottled cocktail of Flor de Cana rum and Laphroig single malt with pumpkin chai and oleo-saccharum (citrusy sugar syrup).
—Antonio Basada, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2018
Try a classic whiskey sour, with their house made sour, or the Well Dressed Man, made with Campari, Dolin Dry, Lafleur Mallet Sauternes, herbes de provence and oleo saccharum.
—Patrick Thomas, WSJ, 22 June 2018
In a large bowl, cream oleo (or butter), sugar and cream cheese well.
—Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2017
Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
Filter through a sieve to recover the strawberry oleo.
—New York Times, 24 July 2022
Crisco and Accent -- a shortening and seasoning -- are still sold today, while oleo is an old term for margarine.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 5 Dec. 2021
Her winning cocktail, Sabertooth, was a blend of Woodford Reserve bourbon, lime juice, lime cane sugar oleo, and dry curaçaos-- inspired by the Prohibition-era Lion’s Tale.
—al, 31 Dec. 2019
Brewers Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker used to like to say he actually was born in Illinois, while his parents were there to pick up some oleo.
—Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2019
The rotating menu features mostly brown spirits in drinks like the 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, a bottled cocktail of Flor de Cana rum and Laphroig single malt with pumpkin chai and oleo-saccharum (citrusy sugar syrup).
—Antonio Basada, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2018
Try a classic whiskey sour, with their house made sour, or the Well Dressed Man, made with Campari, Dolin Dry, Lafleur Mallet Sauternes, herbes de provence and oleo saccharum.
—Patrick Thomas, WSJ, 22 June 2018
In a large bowl, cream oleo (or butter), sugar and cream cheese well.
—Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2017
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'oleo.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to oleo
Dictionary Entries Near oleo
Cite this Entry
“Oleo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oleo. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share