How to Use wineglass in a Sentence

wineglass

noun
  • Harris stepped to the front of the room and clinked a wineglass.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
  • One of them always slams her fist on the table; one friend’s wineglass once broke in her hand.
    Ali Wentworth, Town & Country, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Wrap your index, thumb and middle finger around the stem of a wineglass.
    Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Club soda FILL a wineglass with ice and add the gin and cranberry juice.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Dishes and glasses are sold in sets of four, running $44 for a set of small bowls to $60 for a set of wineglasses.
    New York Times, 5 May 2018
  • After dinner the group repaired to the back of the house, wineglasses in hand, a panorama of lights twinkling in the background.
    Bryan Smith, Los Angeles Magazine, 8 June 2018
  • Above the shelves of wineglasses were chalkboards scribbled with the day’s menu in Japanese.
    Chaney Kwak, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2017
  • The wind howls and low clouds worry the rooftops, but inside the Edison bulbs glow and the wineglasses sparkle and the test kitchen is as snug and clean as a catalog layout.
    Ben Lowy, Smithsonian, 23 May 2018
  • The wineglasses at Craft are wiped and polished many times before a customer ever sees them.
    James Estrin, New York Times, 19 June 2018
  • Ramona, your drink order is just a vodka-soda in a wineglass?
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 June 2021
  • The airy 1927 building, a former mill, has a black-and-gray palette and a wineglass rack that doubles as an art installation.
    Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2018
  • Lauren refilled her wineglass while Gabe opened the window so that her parents could jump into the living room.
    Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Dear Readers: To make a pretty, unique centerpiece, a wineglass with a stem, when turned upside down, can become a stand for a short candle.
    Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Starr is back in his hotel room on the 43rd floor, pouring Pellegrino into a wineglass.
    Dan Zak, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2018
  • The visitors, sipping lemonade from wineglasses, smile warmly at her and nod along with her words.
    Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, 12 June 2019
  • Windowpanes, wineglasses, and cell-phone screens are made from melted sand.
    David Owen, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
  • Included in the ticket price is a souvenir wineglass, wristband and five tasting tickets.
    Annie Alleman, Naperville Sun, 1 May 2017
  • And also receiving your glass of wine in an actual wineglass versus a college frat cup.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Hebden, a former policeman, held an empty wineglass in his lap.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2019
  • This is why a singer can shiver a wineglass into fragments by holding a particular note—but only that note, and no other.
    The Economist, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Ladle the panna cotta into six small bowls or wineglasses.
    CBS News, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Each place is set with multiple wineglasses, which the waiters fill with an assortment of rare wines provided by an LBV member.
    Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 16 May 2019
  • Breaux Vineyards opened the spring wine-tasting season this year with a supply of 2,000 high-end crystal wineglasses manufactured by Riedel.
    Jim Barnes, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2017
  • During the meal, my boyfriend accidentally broke his wineglass.
    Philip Galanes, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Installing wineglass holders underneath the shelf makes smart use of otherwise unused space.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Green wineglass—William Yeoward Crystal; williamyeowardcrystal.com.
    House Beautiful, 8 Sep. 2016
  • Start the weekend at the expo, held at the Corning Museum of Glass (a mini bottle of sparkling wine and a commemorative wineglass are included with your race packet).
    Laurel Leicht, SELF, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Or flick a wineglass and the rim will vibrate a few hundred times per second, producing a characteristic tone as the vibrations transfer to the surrounding air.
    Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2022
  • On a seat in our row, two empty wineglasses seem to symbolically toast an era of innocence long vanished elsewhere.
    Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2019
  • Breaking the Glass The couple decided, as a gesture of inclusivity, to task Ms. Gottfried with stomping on the wineglass, traditionally a task for the groom.
    New York Times, 2 Aug. 2019

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