chartreuse

Example Sentences

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It isn’t quite brat—more akin to the Yellow Chartreuse liqueur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

“Growth for growth’s sake is nonsense for us,” said Emmanuel Delafon, president of Chartreuse Diffusion.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

“There’s only so much Chartreuse you can make without ruining the balance of monastic life,” said the Rev. Michael K. Holleran, a former monk who oversaw Chartreuse production from 1986 to 1990.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

According to Chartreuse Diffusion, the business arm of the monks’ operation, it took more than 150 years for the Carthusians to “unravel the secret of the manuscript.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

This was like the light in Chartreuse liqueur, like the green flash, and I kept wondering, How did I escape?

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein