sakes

variants or sakis
plural of sake

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sakes Here’s hoping, for all of their sakes, the tune changes soon. Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025 Pair with their selection of French wines or pull up stakes for a post prandial at Nihonshu Genka Sakagura, an izakaya offering a rotating selection of over 50 sakes at cost. Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025 The restaurant also features a full-service bar, including sakes and soju for pairing. Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 The restaurant also boasts an astounding collection of rate Japanese whiskies and sakes alongside an extensive wine list. Rana Good, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 There are about 20 wines by the glass, reserve bottlings in three- or five-ounce pours, along with a dozen sakes. John Mariani, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 To pair, find sakes, wines and beers such as pilsners and rice lagers. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sakes
Noun
  • Taste Porto’s namesake wines Just across the river in Vila Nova de Gaia are the historic port wine lodges that made the city famous.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Although the Texas High Plains Region and the 290 Wine Trail near Fredericksburg are on the map for Texas wines, one of the flagship names in Texas wine is in Bryan.
    Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If craft cocktails are more your speed, sip for a while at Blue Mountain Bistro to savor their twist on classic drinks.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In 2024, of the more than 450 credit card charges of over $100 on his campaign expenditure report, the majority were for drinks and meals at various Sacramento restaurants and bars such as Chargins’ Bar & Grill, Karma Brew and Prelude Kitchen & Bar.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As a precaution, health and trade associations are urging consumers and bars to destroy or properly dispose of empty bottles to prevent counterfeiters from reusing them in the production of fake liquor.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The partnership is now expanding to include all 32 NHL teams, featuring more than 20 new apparel styles, as well as accessories such as bags, bottles, and hats.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This place packs in the students with delicacies such as the Fishbowl (an enormous mix of liquors), while an older crowd shows up for the Friday fish fry.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also room divider filled with large glass jars of his damgeum-ju, or infused liquors.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Sakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sakes. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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