How to Use oolong in a Sentence

oolong

noun

• Eskenazi served us more oolong tea from a black cast-iron pot and fixed me with a wry smile.
  — New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
• The oolong brings a certain tannic and earthy flavor to the drink, which is brightened with lemon.
  — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2021
• There are four different types of true tea: green tea, black tea, white tea and oolong tea.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 19 June 2021
• Though green tea gets much of the fanfare, both green and black (as well as oolong and others) come from the same bush, the Camellia Sinensis.
  — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2018
• Tea drinkers can also use the thermometer to master the perfect sencha or oolong.
  — Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2020
• Oriental Beauty, an oolong from Taiwan, is only picked once a year, at the end of summer.
  — Tom Parker Bowles, Robb Report, 14 June 2021
• Newcomers to the expo who are seeking a place to start are often steered toward Fang’s floral and creamy high-mountain oolongs.
  — Max Falkowitz, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2017
• On a more adventurous note, Scalise says that milk oolongs can also make a big impression on people who don’t know much about tea.
  — Oset Babur, GQ, 16 Jan. 2018
• Black, darker oolong and herbal teas should be steeped 5 minutes using boiling water.
  — Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2018
• Those who prefer to pave their own path can choose from a variety of tea bases, including black, green, oolong and Earl Grey tea, and add a flavor, ranging from kumquat to white chocolate.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2020
• One of her bestsellers is the Shan Shui, an oolong-and-kumquat masterpiece that’s encased in a Chinese watercolor-esque hard shell glaze.
  — Alex Schechter, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2017
• Drinking oolong tea that contains GABA may reduce stress.
  — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 7 Dec. 2019
• On Sunday mornings, in lieu of church, Gisin makes a habit of sitting quietly in his chair at home with a mug of oolong tea and contemplating deep conceptual puzzles.
  — Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2020
• My family was sipping shooters of oolong tea when an oval platter of Moo Shu Pork hit the circular table with a muffled thud, followed by a sidecar of dark mystery sauce.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 24 Mar. 2017
• My family was sipping shooters of oolong tea when an oval platter of Moo Shu Pork hit the circular table with a muffled thud, followed by a sidecar of dark mystery sauce.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 24 Mar. 2017
• And agua fresca with oolong, orange, lemongrass, makrut lime leaf, and mint that’s the drink version of the splashing-water-on-your-face moment in every Neutrogena commercial.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2019
• But nothing inspires fascination among L.A.’s tea geeks quite like her collection of oolong, an expressive variety that bridges the gap between green tea (unoxidized) and black tea (oxidized).
  — Scott Reitz, Los Angeles Magazine, 13 Feb. 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024