How to Use macerate in a Sentence

macerate

verb

• The grapes are de-stemmed, pressed, and left to macerate in a metal tank.
  — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• It is allowed to sit on the skins and macerate before going to the press.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 May 2023
• Most rosé wines are made from the juice of red grapes, which is briefly macerated with the pigment-laden skins.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2019
• Remove from the heat and add all the berries, then cover the pan and leave for 15 minutes to macerate and cool slightly.
  — Esquire Editors, Esquire, 7 Apr. 2017
• Chill the strawberries in the fridge for 1-2 hours, to allow the fruit to macerate and the syrup to develop its flavors.
  — Skye McAlpine, Vogue, 22 June 2018
• Leaving the skins, seeds and stems to macerate with the juice, the way red wine is made, produces white wines that are no longer white and that are tannic.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2016
• The cooks will then macerate the fruit with sugar for 24 hours to concentrate and sweeten the flavors.
  — Beth Graham, Saveur, 12 June 2019
• Then macerate the strawberries with the lemon and tincture.
  — Danielle Guercio, The Seattle Times, 3 Aug. 2017
• The most common method is to just limit the time the red/black skins are allowed to macerate in the juice to control color and other attributes.
  — Robert Ehlert, idahostatesman, 2 May 2017
• Using a roller mill to macerate or shred the agave determines the flavors in the finished bottle.
  — David Hammond, chicagotribune.com, 11 July 2017
• The second step is to macerate the fruit, stirring everything together and letting the sugar pull all the juices out of the fruit.
  — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2021
• Leave to macerate in a cool place for a few days—the result should be a gin that has an aroma of citrus and a gentle flavor of cedrón.
  — Chadner Navarro, Bloomberg.com, 15 May 2017
• Workers macerated the fish, drained the tanks, righted the boat with a floating crane, pumped out the water and towed the vessel to Cordova.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Aug. 2017
• Strawberries left to macerate in sugar overnight will be very soft with lots of liquid, but even just 30 minutes is long enough to yield some juice and slouch the berries.
  — Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023
• That giant macerated lump of full-fat dairy and sodium and potato carbs can sit like a bowling ball in the pit of your stomach for hours.
  — Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit, 2 June 2018
• Clairette, which is the more elegant of the two grapes, according to Cédric, is destemmed and crushed and then put in the ugni blanc juice to macerate for 24 hours at a cool temperature.
  — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
• The cake is lovely on its own; the chef recommends serving it with lightly sweetened whipped cream and macerated fruit, such as berries mixed with lemon juice and sugar.
  — Becky Krystal, Houston Chronicle, 18 June 2018
• Allow the ingredients to macerate in the bowl of the mortar for several minutes.
  — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 30 Mar. 2020
• Shallots macerated in a little Sherry vinegar bring depth to the salsa verde.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 3 May 2018
• Try dried fruit plumped in sugar syrup or macerated in alcohol.
  — Washington Post, 9 July 2019
• Judging from photos, the superficial layers on the soles of Brown’s feet were macerated from too much moisture.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2019
• The fruit was macerated with balsamic vinegar, lemon, sugar and black pepper, and served in a brandy snifter, giving it an elegant twist.
  — Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 3 Aug. 2017
• Taste: Cranberry and a touch of blueberries, macerated fruit, jammy with a dry finish, red licorice and coffee notes.
  — cleveland.com, 25 May 2017
• At once rustic and refined, the dessert starts with rhubarb stalks chopped into large pieces and slowly macerated with sugar to soften the texture and tame its astringency.
  — Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• The '15 has more concentrated fruit - a smidgen macerated - with butterscotch and slightly stronger nose.
  — cleveland, 2 Feb. 2020
• Andrés’s tips include macerating the peaches and raspberries in sugar for about an hour.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
• Cover and transfer to refrigerator to macerate at least 6 hours, or overnight.
  — Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2017
• Let stand for 10 minutes at room temperature to macerate.
  — Jeanne Neivert, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2017
• Ribolla Gialla white grapes, prized for winemaking in the region, are macerated and slowly allowed to ferment with their skins for a year.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2020
• Serve saucy macerated berries over buttery pancakes or fudgy brownies.
  — Kelsey Youngman, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023

Last Updated: 20 Aug 2024