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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

I love the texture of ‘biting’ into the sorbet and getting that same texture as biting into a fresh pear, unique and unlike any other texture.”

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2025

And pink sunsets conclude each day like the swirl of a mango, guava, and papaya sorbet.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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

In the heat of summer, of course, frozen desserts such as ice pops and sorbets are handy vessels for liquid consumption.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022

It’s no wonder many ice cream shops offer dairy-free customers juice-based sorbets and call it a day.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2021

Duane was not completely sure what any of that meant, but he did know that if there were to be sorbets, tarts, and aplomb to eat, it would have to wait for three more days.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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