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Example sentences for "sherry"

Lexicographically close words:
sheriffe; sheriffs; sherifs; sherries; sherris; shes; shet; shete; shets; shette
  1. A little lemon juice or sherry will cover the slightly saponaceous taste sometimes present.

  2. The addition of a little lemon juice or sherry conceals a slight raw taste sometimes present.

  3. A little lemon juice or sherry improves it.

  4. How he retains his influence over all the people he knows without ever giving one among them so much as a mutton-chop or a glass of sherry in his house, I can't conceive.

  5. The young scapegrace would close his novel, and set down his glass of sherry and water (it sometimes smelt very like brandy, I'm afraid).

  6. One pint of rich cream; one cup of sugar; one glass of sherry or Madeira.

  7. Grate in nutmeg, or use a teaspoonful of lemon essence, and if wine is liked, add a glass of sherry or a tablespoonful of brandy.

  8. Boil one cup of new milk, and add half a wine-glass of good sherry or Madeira wine.

  9. I wish we had brought some sherry with us," said Edith.

  10. At the tea table Neville brought her a glass of sherry and a bite of something squashy; a number of people spoke to him and asked to be presented to Valerie.

  11. A gentleman, covered with dust, had ordered sherry and biscuits, which he and the chauffeur had themselves carried to the other passengers, appearing rather impatient with the waiters.

  12. Sherry wine is poured in the heart of the melon, and, after it has ripened on ice for two hours, the melon is cut open and the seeds removed.

  13. The sherry glasses should be removed after this course.

  14. If only two kinds of wine are served, sherry should accompany the soup and fish courses, and either claret or champagne brought on with the roast, and served throughout the remainder of the dinner.

  15. One pint rich cream; two eggs; one-quarter ounce of gelatine; sherry wine.

  16. Whip cream, first sweetening with a cup of pulverized sugar, adding enough sherry to flavor and the yolk of one egg.

  17. One quart rich cream, juice and peel three lemons, one pint sherry wine, one quart pulverized sugar.

  18. Chop in small pieces, add a pint of sherry and boil ten minutes; then add a quart of cream and boil again ten minutes; add salt, cayenne pepper, a little Worcestershire sauce and two tablespoons of cream sauce.

  19. When cold add a claret glass of sherry wine.

  20. It was very hot when Captain Littledale was here; he did nothing but drink sherry cobblers.

  21. He expressed some doubt in his letter whether I will remember him--as if I didn't remember making six sherry cobblers for him one day in about twenty minutes.

  22. Give me pale sherry at dinner, and my twenty-three claret afterwards.

  23. The mahogany I hold to be inviolable; but this I will say, that I prefer sherry to marsala when I can get it, and the latter was the wine of which I have no doubt I heard the 'cloop' just before dinner.

  24. Von Moltke ordered sherry punch and the two cronies began drinking each other's health.

  25. That decanter of sherry screened you completely from my view," said Withering, whose sarcasm on his size touched the very sorest of the other's susceptibilities.

  26. I got up all my sherry experiences on the spot.

  27. Tis on'y the best John Jameson that's kep', or sherry wine?

  28. Two groups in front of the Pylons - Sherry E.

  29. Sherry Fry's figural compositions on the west of Festival Hall might well be worthy of a little more attention than their somewhat remote location brings them.

  30. In the immediate neighborhood of this Court of Abundance is found Sherry Fry's figure of Neptune's Daughter, in the open court north of the tower.

  31. He described it as an apartment of the most sumptuous nature, and said that he had drunk brown East India sherry there, of a quality so precious as to make a man wink.

  32. There was more laughter at this, and Mr. Quinion said he would ring the bell for some sherry in which to drink to Brooks.

  33. On the day when I was articled, no festivity took place, beyond my having sandwiches and sherry into the office for the clerks, and going alone to the theatre at night.

  34. He sat placidly perusing the newspaper, with his little head on one side, and a glass of warm sherry negus at his elbow.

  35. Germain, a glass of sherry and a biscuit.

  36. The sherry seemed to have a marvellous power over one's wits and tongue.

  37. When they had gone, the sherry had run its course, and Magdaléna felt very much ashamed of herself.

  38. That old oddity Sherry is in love with Katrinka, one of the maids at Lindendaal, but was afraid to pop the question lest his father thought him too young.

  39. Certainly the good fellow had no reason to love Aglionby, but after all they were of the same blood, and Sherry appeared to fear keenly the shame and disgrace.

  40. Twas he I happened to be of use to, and Sherry did his share too.

  41. Would that Sherry Minshull had left you to the hangman!

  42. Sherry has had better luck than you, Fanshawe," said Harry with a smile, as they rode off.

  43. Twas not you, 'twas Sherry that was the intended victim.

  44. Sherry can earn his living by tumbling in the streets, and maybe in dozens of other ways; I can do nothing.

  45. Harry took Sherry by the arm to drag him along.

  46. No, i' feck; I kept too far from coach to be seen for sarten, and at Angel and Crown Sherry was too heavy laden to spy me.

  47. Not he; has Sherry Minshull with un, a-carryen his belongens.

  48. Sherry Minshull is with me at present; but he'll get work for himself as soon as I am settled.

  49. Sherry seems to have been a sort of watchdog to you; him out of the way, so much the less difficulty in aiming at you.

  50. This sherry is too potent a wine for me; it has affected my brain already," he observed, after a somewhat startled look at the picture.

  51. I was exercisin' him yesterday, when the boy brought me a glass of sherry and angostura with a fly in it.

  52. A profuse pie and a large ham had been added to the modest provision of Mrs. Larkins, and a number of select-looking bottles shouldered the bottle of sherry and the bottle of port she had got to grace the feast.

  53. The sherry presently loosened everybody's tongue, and the early coldness passed.

  54. There'd have to be whiskey and sherry or port for the ladies.

  55. I hope everyone'll take a glass of sherry and a biscuit," said Mrs. Johnson.

  56. Everyone, he noticed, took sherry with a solemn avidity, and a small portion even was administered sacramentally to the Punt boy.


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