How to Use liqueur in a Sentence
liqueur
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This drink has a very herbal flavor from the basil and the Pimm's liqueur.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
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This drink has a very herbal flavor from the basil and the Pimm's liqueur.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
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Read with caution, and a glass of sweet liqueur in hand.
—Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2022
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Combine the wine, rum, liqueurs and lemon juice in the shaker.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
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In a blender, blend the strawberries with the Heimat New York liqueur.
—Amanda Schuster, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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Berry Tiramisu Stick with the tiramisu theme, but replace the lemon with fruit liqueur and berries of your choice.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
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Here, it’s made with fresh pulp and Pama liqueur and served in a jam jar.
—Ben Reynolds, Travel, 4 Jan. 2022
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The fruit salad, on Page 22, is diced and drenched in Maraschino liqueur.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
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Set a few bottles of liqueur on the table for those who’d like to spike their dessert.
—Sunset Magazine, 11 Nov. 2022
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The teams must bring ski chalets to life with a baked element made with liqueur.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
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Mix the butter and liqueur together and brush the fish with the mixture.
—For Kroger, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2017
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Try it with tonic and lime, or with a splash of grapefruit liqueur.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 2 July 2018
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Next to the punchbowl, a tiny dancer enlivened a package of Dutch liqueur.
—Troy Patterson, Bloomberg.com, 2 May 2017
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More:This small-batch liqueur is made for Dia de los Muertos.
—Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2021
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The secret behind so many of these quick recipes is a liqueur, a spirit, a brandy.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
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As for the bar itself, note the eight varieties of amaro ($6 and $8), the Italian herbal liqueur.
—Rebecca Powers, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2018
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Combine the gin, liqueur, lemon juice, and bitters in the base of a cocktail shaker.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022
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The answer is yes, but there isn’t a specific liqueur or fruit that does the job.
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 23 Apr. 2018
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Is the Stinger a sweet shaken mixture of equal parts Cognac and liqueur?
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2022
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In a shaker, add a couple ounces of gin and a splash of the maraschino cherry liqueur.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2019
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One favorite: bright green Chartreuse, the liqueur that’s been made by Carthusian monks since the 1500s.
—New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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The baba is soaked in a pale-green herbal liqueur that recalls absinthe.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
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Now owned by Diageo PLC, the brand is the world’s top-selling liqueur.
—James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2018
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Others can be used to make your own liqueurs or spirits.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
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Allow the fruit, spices, liqueur, sherry and wine to simmer for up to 12 to 15 minutes.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
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The peach whiskey sour mixes an Italian liqueur, bourbon, peaches, lemon juice and bitters.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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The traditional recipe calls for 1 ounce of cassis to 5 ounces of wine, but more modern tastes tend to reduce the liqueur to half an ounce.
—Jerry & Krista Slater, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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Around the dining room, a digestif cart offers diners housemade liqueurs like palo verde vermouth or amaro made from native squash.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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Lower the heat and when the mixture looks clear, remove it from the heat and stir in the liqueur.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
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Named for the famous French liqueur, chartreuse is shaping up to be the shade of spring.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
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