margarita

noun

mar·ga·ri·ta ˌmär-gə-ˈrē-tə

: a cocktail consisting of tequila, lime or lemon juice, and an orange-flavored liqueur

Examples of margarita in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The three-chamber plastic plate held seven hot and crispy nuggets, above-average fries for a kids’ meal, and two orange slices — one of which promptly went into my margarita. —

Linze Rice, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023 Six different kinds of chili, Mad Dog margaritas, and a Guy Clark song to start. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023 Odes to frozen margaritas, Hawaiian shirts and sandy beaches populate his lyrics, which came to embody the easy-going swing of 1970s America. —

Ellie Harmsworth Bloomberg News (tns), Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2023 Jimmy turned us onto Corona beer, tequila, and margaritas. —

Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2023 His followers — bedecked in feathered headdresses, homemade shark-fin hats and grass skirts — arrived early for concerts and tailgated with frozen margaritas and jerk chicken in the parking lots of concert venues. —

Glenn Rifkin, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023 Above them is a single cabinet, also in white, and two walnut shelves that hold margarita glasses and a pitcher as well as other bar glasses. —

Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023 The margaritas are stellar, but so are the cocktails made with unexpected Mexican spirits, like purple corn whiskey. —

Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023 Even more fun than the conventional margarita or sour mix is this collection from Mixly Cocktail Co. —

Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2023 See More

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