How to Use cherry in a Sentence

cherry

noun
  • The kitchen cabinets are made of cherry.
  • Toss in some split cherry tomatoes for color and a hit of umami.
    Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 20 July 2022
  • Keep the soup in the fridge until ready to serve it, and top with figs, plums or even cherry tomatoes.
    Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022
  • The new restaurant is, well, the cherry on top of the renovations.
    Dana Givens, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Nearby the cherry trees, there are apricot, walnut and apple trees.
    New York Times, 24 July 2022
  • Even if something is not edible, bears will try to eat it—scented air fresheners, cherry lip balm.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • After 5 minutes in the glass huge, rounded aromas include more honey and there is even slight cherry on the finish.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • Arrange the mangoes, shrimp, cherry tomatoes and avocado slices in rows over the lettuce.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 July 2022
  • The cherry on top was being able to exchange their vows at Hilton's late grandfather's former Bel Air estate.
    Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Combine crunchy chopped romaine and cucumbers, juicy cherry tomatoes, crisped bacon, hard-cooked (or jammy) eggs, avocado, crumbled blue cheese and scallions.
    New York Times, 20 July 2022
  • As possibilities of a recession loom, money becomes more vital and flexibility becomes the cherry on top of proper pay.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Combine crunchy vegetables — think carrots, cucumbers and radishes — with leafy ones, such as cabbage, or little gems with a few seasonal dippers, such as cherry tomatoes and sweet peppers.
    Asha Loupy, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The cherry on the top was the £57 per person pirice tag.
    Vicki Denig, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
  • The slight woody scent from cade is just the cherry on top.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Rye spice, smoke, dark cherry, and a touch of licorice jump on the palate.
    Emily Price, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The fact that the show added an editor to the mix is the cherry on top.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The fact that this is eco-friendly is just the cherry on top.
    Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • That is probably the cherry on the cake of how painful all of this is.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The front light is handy, and the color features are the cherry on top.
    Nena Farrell, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024
  • And the cherry on top for the very early 2000s vibes of Thirteen Ghosts?
    Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Or will the evanescence of your days be marked by the brief spasm of cherry blossoms in bloom?
    Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The days are getting longer and the cherry blossoms are on their way.
    oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023
  • And the cherry on top of the cake is my doll having a miniature Oscar.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
  • For the washed process, the seed is first taken out of the cherry and cleaned completely.
    Julie Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Spencer Steer also added a homer late in the game to put the cherry on top of the victory.
    Sam Joseph, CNN, 10 July 2024
  • Their grandson came to see them there and played in the yard, under a large cherry tree.
    Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Coffee beans grow as a plant known as a coffee cherry, and the bean is inside the pit of the fruit.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • This time of year, cherry and grape tomatoes are the sweetest and most ripe.
    Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The cherry on top is a full-size version of You Réve, which should add a final, sweet-smelling touch.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
  • This cozy knit set is great for lounging or traveling purposes, and its $35 sale price tag is just the cherry on top.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024

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