How to Use shandy in a Sentence

shandy

noun
  • Add the remaining lemon slices to the glasses and pour in the shandy.
    SI.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Making shandies for a crowd requires almost nothing on your part.
    Alison Roman, Bon Appétit, 12 July 2019
  • Made with loads of grapefruit puree, the roadie is a take on a shandy, a beer blended with juice or soda.
    John Frank, The Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2017
  • For a fruitier drink, think pink and mix a fruit beer or sour beer with tart hibiscus tea to make a hibiscus shandy.
    Casey Barber, CNN, 13 June 2022
  • The shandy or shandygaff first emerged in the mid-18th century as one of the first beer cocktails.
    Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2019
  • But the fourth annual event isn't just about sipping a summer shandy or dancing under the sun.
    Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 13 July 2017
  • Shandy And Brie For a soft, creamy cheese like Brie, nothing compares to a shandy.
    Jillian Dara, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Similar to the Bero brand, the shandies will contain no alcohol.
    John Kell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • To them, shandy meant indescribably cheerful, volatile, and lunatic.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2019
  • There are also wine and beer cocktails, including a bayou shandy with a light-beer draft and housemade lemonade.
    Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 23 June 2017
  • The Spanish answer to a shandy, a Clara combines beer with lemon soda or lemonade.
    Jonah Miller, WSJ, 6 July 2018
  • During our interview, Holland stops himself mid-sentence to grab one of his shandies to sip.
    John Kell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Currently on tap includes a dirty blonde, an IPA and a summer shandy.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023
  • And the recent popularity of radlers and shandies is no exception.
    Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Normally a shandy or radler – part beer and part juice/soda – isn’t going to make my favorites list, but this one is deserving and then some.
    Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2019
  • His new Bero line features four shandies, which are beer cocktails that are typically mixed with a citrus drink, like lemonade.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • For a Teutonic take on a shandy, diners can try the Radler, a blend of pilsner, sparkling lemonade, lemon and rosemary.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In the meantime, Bell's is giving fans a first taste of the shandies at its Oberon Day party in Kalamazoo.
    Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The result is a surprisingly natural-tasting shandy that lacks the artificial sweetness of many examples.
    Michael Agnew, Star Tribune, 2 June 2021
  • Another low alcohol-by-volume drink with a simple half-and-half formula is the shandy, a cocktail that traditionally mixes beer with lemon-lime soda or sparkling lemonade.
    Casey Barber, CNN, 13 June 2022
  • Held regularly on first Sundays monthly, enjoy an outdoor yoga practice followed by shandies and snacks at Two Pitchers Brewing’s beer garden.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • And in 21st-century America, beer drinkers are rediscovering shandies and radlers, two terms often used interchangeably, thanks to craft breweries and European imports.
    sacbee, 25 July 2017

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