How to Use swizzle in a Sentence

swizzle

noun
  • These fluffy, oblong pastries are made with the most perfect not-too-sweet choux dough, filled with cream, then drizzled with chocolate and a swizzle of icing.
    Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 9 July 2019
  • The island’s oldest known pub claims to have invented Bermuda’s signature drink, the rum swizzle, which is made with Gosling’s rum, Triple sec, bitters and fruit juices.
    Kelly Vaughan, courant.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • This iconic creamery located near the airport has many flavors, but nothing looks better on Instagram against the store’s teal walls than a scoop of rum swizzle or dark and stormy ice cream.
    Lyndsey Matthews, ELLE Decor, 12 June 2018
  • There’s also a section called Summer Feet, a selection of frothy cold drinks similar to Bermuda’s rum swizzle.
    Wesley Case, baltimoresun.com, 26 May 2017
  • Bailey’s Ice Cream This iconic creamery located near the airport has many flavors, but nothing looks better on Instagram against the store’s teal walls than a scoop of rum swizzle or dark and stormy ice cream.
    Lyndsey Matthews, ELLE Decor, 12 June 2018
  • The cocktail list includes an uptown Pisco Sour and clever drinks such as a Paloma made with sotol; a pisco swizzle flavored with elderflower liqueur and mint; and a pisco and dry sake martini.
    Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2020
  • The streets fill with locals and travelers dancing to the pulsing beats and sipping a rum swizzle or two.
    Bermuda Tourism Authority, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026

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