How to Use vodka in a Sentence

vodka

noun
  • Be sure to omit the hot sauce in the recipe, mix in your vodka, then give it a try!
    Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2021
  • Pour the vodka or brandy over the herbs, filling the jar three-quarters of the way full.
    Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The room should feel creaky, sticky with spilled vodka stingers; the walls should thrum with the ghosts of chanteuses past.
    The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Add the vodka, lime juice, simple syrup, and half the crushed ice.
    Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022
  • The couple brought a bottle of Smirnoff vodka and drank it with the girls by the pool.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
  • At the Triple Down, the bartender had a shot of vodka already poured.
    Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Add peach syrup, vodka, beers, and lemon juice to the syrup in a pitcher.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2022
  • Moscow for the vodka, and mule for the kick of ginger beer.
    Dallas News, 17 June 2021
  • Add liquor and juice, then ice: Add vodka and lime juice.
    Giovanna Vazquez, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Rob grabbed a six-pack of vodka lemonade and a pint of rum.
    Meg Kissinger, jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Place the split vanilla beans in the jar and add enough vodka to cover.
    Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021
  • So sit back, kick your feet up and order a vodka on the rocks . . .
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
  • Sounds easy—but, with vodka in the mix, things get a little tricky.
    Broti Gupta, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Simply add a cup of vodka to two cups of water and spray on the area.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • In one room, the recruits had to down a bottle of vodka among them.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2021
  • When the cops showed up, there was a half-empty bottle of vodka in the front seat.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Add two or three ice cubes, pour in the vodka, and fill with cold ginger beer.
    Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The students tucked the IDs back in their purses and hit the bar for vodka and sodas.
    James Barron, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • To those playing along with vodka Stingers at home: drink to that.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022
  • The shakes can be spiked with Baileys, Kahlúa, vodka or whiskey.
    Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2022
  • In a large punch bowl, combine the lemon juice, half the cranberry syrup, the vodka, and the Champagne.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The audience was served a full meal and vodka was for sale.
    Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2021
  • So a zero-proof vodka would have to taste like no-taste.
    John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Leave out the vodka for a refreshing drink any time of year.
    Sunset Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The Idea of You is Skittles-infused vodka in movie form.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
  • Good like drunk and need something to soak up the vodka soda.
    Megan Williams, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Jere poured himself a shot of vodka, then two or three more.
    William Ralston, Wired, 4 May 2021
  • Besides taking a good shot of vodka … Here’s the thing.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 June 2022
  • Plus, those who RSVP at eventbrite.com and are among the first 100 people to arrive before 5 p.m. will receive a free vodka cocktail.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
  • These boozy treats often feature spirits like vodka, rum, or tequila, paired with refreshing fruit juices or soda.
    Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 2 June 2025

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