How to Use swizzle in a Sentence
swizzle
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All too often, rum gets the short end of the (swizzle) stick.
—Lauren Hubbard, townandcountrymag.com, 11 Apr. 2023
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Expect to see drinks ranging from a chartreuse swizzle to a sidecar.
—Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
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Add crushed ice about halfway up and give a brief stir or swizzle, five to eight seconds, to begin the chilling process.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
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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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Stir the cocktail using a swizzle spoon until it is chilled, about 20-30 seconds.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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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
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When spun rapidly between your hands inside the ice-cold cocktail, the swizzle stick will create a thick layer of frost on the outside of a glass—the sign of a perfect swizzle.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
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Colorful, contrasting millwork, on the other hand, is the swizzle that transforms interiors with a whisk of a paintbrush, say design pros.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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