How to Use swizzle in a Sentence

swizzle

noun
Definition of swizzlenext
  • Fill with crushed ice, swizzle with bar spoon for five seconds.
    — azcentral, 4 May 2018
  • At five years old, Nitehawk is the granddaddy of swizzle-stick cinema in the city.
    — Mary Jo Murphy, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2017
  • 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
  • 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, 2 July 2023
  • 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
  • The name, however, is derived from the way the cocktail is stirred– with a traditional Caribbean swizzle stick.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 17 Aug. 2017
  • 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
  • Swizzles are the ideal summer drink — packed with ice, booze and a splash of Angostura bitters (concentrated alcohol infused with herbs, spices and other ingredients).
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 July 2017
  • Fill with crushed ice, swizzle with bar spoon for five seconds.
    — azcentral, 4 May 2018
  • At five years old, Nitehawk is the granddaddy of swizzle-stick cinema in the city.
    — Mary Jo Murphy, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2017
  • 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
  • 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, 2 July 2023
  • 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
  • The name, however, is derived from the way the cocktail is stirred– with a traditional Caribbean swizzle stick.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 17 Aug. 2017
  • 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
  • Swizzles are the ideal summer drink — packed with ice, booze and a splash of Angostura bitters (concentrated alcohol infused with herbs, spices and other ingredients).
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 July 2017

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