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sorbet

[sawr-bay, sawr-be] / sɔrˈbeɪ, sɔrˈbɛ /
NOUN
ice cream
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The sunsets, which feature every shade of sorbet imaginable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The dark purple berry went global in the early 2000s after it was reinvented as a sweet sorbet, often topped with granola and fruit, and marketed for its antioxidant-rich properties.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

Instead, she had walls with “soft sorbet hues,” as one reviewer put it, and other elegant decor designed by her sister, Briony Fitzgerald.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

Dessert was a refreshing Asian pear sorbet with cinnamon date punch, the perfect light end to a sensational meal.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

The waiter came offering dessert: crème brûlée, mango and chocolate sorbet, or strawberry saffron and sweet-corn vanilla gelato.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Their use as a topping for sorbets at Evett came to light after the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety found online reviews accompanied by photographs.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

For years, I've argued there may be no better summer dessert — outside of the realm of ice creams, sorbets and other frozen delights — than crisps and crumbles of all iterations.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2024

The coolers are filled with 40 different craft beers, ciders and natural wines, along with sorbets and ice cream churned in-house.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Chelsea develops the initial concepts for flavors by building off Studio 52’s most popular drinks; the gelatos and sorbets are ultimately produced with chef Gianluigi Dellaccio of D.C.-area mini-chain Dolci Gelati.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2022

I learn that spiced ham is no longer considered just a luncheon meat and that even back issues of Smithsonian can be turned into sorbets.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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