How to Use sangria in a Sentence

sangria

noun
  • The sangria's name is a nod to the drink's start overseas in Spain.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2021
  • There was the food — tapas and sangria — as well as salsa and Latin jazz nights.
    Marcela García, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • For sangria, choose a rosé wine that is slightly fruity and not too pricey.
    Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
  • Add a cooler of chilled beer, ice cubes and tall glasses for the sparkling sangria.
    Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
  • The 47-year-old will slide up to the bar to order drinks — a craft beer for him and a white wine or sangria for his wife Joan.
    Dan Woike, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Pair with frosé, punch, sparkling sangria, cider and more spring and summer fare.
    Ashley Day, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Add ginger beer to the pitcher and serve sangria over ice.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2024
  • And, as with any good Spanish meal, the sangria will be flowing.
    Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Guests can also opt to sip on sangria, beer or sparkling wine.
    Ava Garcia, azcentral, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Use a strainer to separate the fruit from the sangria syrup into a quart and store.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 July 2024
  • Float them in a jug of ice water or seltzer for the kids or plop them into pitcher of sangria for the adults.
    Gabriella Vigoreaux, Good Housekeeping, 15 June 2015
  • Line sides of glasses with sliced ginger, fill with ice, and top with sangria.
    The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2019
  • If sangria’s not your thing, take a house margarita ($10) for a sip.
    Rianne Coale, RedEye Chicago, 8 June 2017
  • Each sauce will be served with meats and vegetables, and sangria.
    Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Or serve shrimp tostadas and chipotle-goat cheese toasts on the deck with a pitcher of homemade sangria.
    Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Be ready to put this pretty-in-pink sangria on repeat once the summer fruit starts rolling in.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 14 May 2022
  • Both menus come with a glass of red, white or blackberry sangria.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Drinks include an Asian pear sangria and a five-spice Kentucky mule.
    The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Enjoy a cookout-style grill menu, sangria slushie, and tunes from 4-7 p.m.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • At the beach, fill everyone’s cup with ice, ¾ with rosé sangria, and top it off with lemon soda.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 20 July 2021
  • The chargrilled sardines go well with cold beer, a red wine sangria, or a glass of white or Vinho Verde wine.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2022
  • And what better way to get the party started than with a very large pitcher of fruity sangria?
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2021
  • With vodka, Cointreau and, of course, rosé, Joy the Baker's take on summer sangria pulls out all the stops.
    Joy Wilson, Good Housekeeping, 3 May 2017
  • Put the two together, and this sangria is just what the doctor ordered.
    Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • Order slushies or, for a large group, a carafe of sangria ($20) or a bottle of vinho verde ($34) from the walk-up window.
    Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 28 June 2017
  • It's known for items like brisket tacos and the Mambo Taxi cocktail, a margarita with a sangria swirl.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Lebowitz has stocked up on red wine, while Susie Gilden has broken out her cocktail recipe book to mix up sangria.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • There’s still sangria, red or white, but only by the pitcher, for fifty-four dollars.
    Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 27 May 2022
  • Explore the park with homemade sangria made from the park's mangoes, longan, white sapote and starfruit.
    Sommer Brugal, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Whether on a rooftop, day drinking at brunch, or entertaining at home, a rosé sangria is a fun drink for the last full month of summer.
    Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 5 Aug. 2024

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