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sorbet

[sawr-bey, 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

Water ice is somewhere between a slushie and a sorbet, with delicate ice crystals that make it wonderfully refreshing.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2025

They stopped for sorbet, served in stemmed glasses, and she told him about Feral’s storms, and how they would eat the snow with spoonfuls of jam.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

Dairy still dominates, but plant-based ice cream and sorbets are another growing segment.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2022

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

Dinner, served in the temple, was corn chowder, green-curry king salmon over kaffir lime rice, and a trio of sorbets.

From Washington Post Oct. 18, 2019

Duane assured the fox that he would explain everything and that it might even make an entertaining story to tell while eating sorbets, tarts, and aplomb.

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




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