How to Use rum in a Sentence

rum

noun

• Float rum and finish with lime.
  — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• If ginger beer sings with a dark rum, sing.
  — Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• Feel free to swap the bourbon for brandy or dark rum.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
• Or swap out the peach schnapps for bourbon or light rum.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
• The bar is steps away, with a cold rum punch waiting.
  — AFAR Media, 27 Sep. 2025
• The rum, lime juice and simple syrup are there, of course.
  — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
• This rum cake gives a jolt of fresh fruit flavor with a touch of booze.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• Sub a spiced or dark rum for the white to get more depth and caramely notes.
  — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
• The first and most important is the choice of rum.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
• Whisk in the cream and rum until well combined.
  — Roberta Corradin, Saveur, 22 Jan. 2026
• Classic rum babà is a thing of beauty.
  — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
• The Hall of Famer now has his own line of top notch rum.
  — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
• The sisters walk guests through the social life of rum.
  — Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• There's rum in the cake and the glaze for double the flavor.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
• Bread pudding gets an upgrade with the help of gold rum in this recipe.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
• Add a splash of rum, or keep it as a non-alcoholic fruit drink.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 20 June 2023
• Beat in molasses, the water, and rum.
  — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
• Fill with ice cubes, then add rum and shake well until shaker is frosty.
  — Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
• Beer and a glass of Turkish coffee with rum.
  — Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
• Stick with dark rum with around 40% ABV.
  — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
• Coins meant for rice or kerosene slid across the counter and came back white rum hot as apology.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
• The honey does an admirable job of couching the rum’s heavy funk.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
• Tour a historic rum distillery.
  — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
• Wilfred’s rum-shop leaned into the road like a rotten tooth.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
• Bourbon, rum, or cognac can be added to the frosting for even more depth.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
• Beat the eggs and sugar, add the nutmeg and rum, and put it all in a pitcher.
  — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
• Fruit juices are spiked with two kinds of rum for a spirited and fruity cocktail.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
• Wine, beer, and select pours of rum round out the drink offerings.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
• Can't wait to grab me a ladle and dig into a nice bowl of rum punch this weekend.
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
• Of course, this is not the first rum that is centered around the concept of terroir.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023