How to Use claret in a Sentence

claret

noun

• Thick draperies and sumptuous colours of claret and terracotta frame the interiors, awarding warmth and comfort.
  — Bridget Arsenault, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
• This season's away shirt was more of a claret colour, a theme City has used in the past.
  — SI.com, 14 Apr. 2018
• No longer in the shadows of Irish golf, Shane Lowry now has his name etched on the base of the silver claret jug.
  — Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 22 July 2019
• Not many would’ve picked Lowry to become the fifth Irishman to hoist the old claret jug at the start of this season.
  — Alistair Tait, USA TODAY, 21 July 2019
• Potential to improve in the future but so far, Ajeti has flopped in claret and blue.
  — SI.com, 12 Oct. 2019
• In the past two games, the claret and blues have shown a level of passion and desire which has been lacking in recent years.
  — SI.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• Unfortunately not the shade of claret and blue, which is closest to my heart.
  — James Masters, CNN, 6 Aug. 2019
• Flanking Alan Pardew, the team’s manager, Tevez and Mascherano held up claret-and-blue shirts and smiled for the news media.
  — Alex Duff and Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2017
• My father liked to drink red Burgundy with beef and Yorkshire pudding, and claret with lamb and roast new potatoes.
  — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
• The Argentine adorns a number of staples to his head after what appeared to be a sizeable amount of claret on show.
  — SI.com, 14 Dec. 2017
• Made of Egyptian cotton and dyed a rich claret color, this dressing gown is perfect for those who want to feel regal.
  — Isiah Magsino, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2021
• And yet here Downton is, stuffed to the gills with good claret and Mrs. Patmore’s rissoles, ready to remind us that things worked better when everyone knew their place.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2019
• Having scored twice in West Ham's win over Watford, Haller is clearly repaying this faith but believes his best is yet to come in claret and blue.
  — SI.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• Much like the claret and blues, Fulham have recovered from an indifferent start to the season and will be a tricky opponent.
  — SI.com, 8 Oct. 2017
• The gown, designed by Herve Pierre in collaboration with Mrs. Trump, featured a slit skirt, ruffled accent trim from the neckline to the hem and a claret ribbon around the waist.
  — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2017
• The young American rallied to put together a remarkable final few holes, carding three birdies and one eagle in the process, to snaffle the claret jug for the first time.
  — CNN, 26 Dec. 2017
• This has led some scientists to predict the extinction of wines that are nearly synonymous with the liquid itself, such as Burgundy’s pinot noirs or Bordeaux clarets.
  — The Economist, 22 Nov. 2019
• This is a history of Western civilization viewed through the prism of a glass of claret, minus the wars and boring treaties, but full of culture, commerce, art, literature and religion.
  — Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2020
• The Brazilian ran towards the box, but recognising he was surrounded by claret and blue shirts, played a sublime pass to a sprinting, unmarked Sadio Mané, who coolly slotted the ball into the bottom corner.
  — SI.com, 2 Sep. 2019
• Scott’s new movie has been competing not only with fond, nightmarish memories of his original bloody masterpiece, but with a long parade of other releases that spray the claret like a bunch of drunken Xenomorphs.
  — The Mercury News, 24 May 2017
• Street vendors made a brisk trade flogging ice cream, winkles and currant buns to the masses, while wealthier punters sat upstairs on balconies before retiring indoors for a feast complete with claret and champagne.
  — Tom Parker Bowles, Town & Country, 15 May 2022
• Onomah was influential in a 2-1 win against Fulham on Saturday as the England U21 international continues to impress in claret and blue.
  — SI.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• Meanwhile, a muted color palette of rust, green, and claret provides a sophisticated approach to vacation dressing.
  — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 21 Mar. 2019
• All business was suspended until noon…Everybody invited everybody to dinner, to taste of claret and beer cooled by the American importation.
  — Srinath Raghavan, Quartz India, 17 June 2019

Last Updated: 18 Oct 2024