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sorbet

[sawr-bay, sawr-be] / sɔrˈbeɪ, sɔrˈbɛ /
NOUN
ice cream
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Ready to splurge, I ordered squid-ink gnocchi, Dover sole with artichokes and an ethereal persimmon sorbet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Dessert revives malt bread as French toast alongside sea buckthorn and pumpkin held through autumn and sharpened into sorbet.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

The dark purple berry went global in the early 2000s after it was reinvented as a sweet sorbet, often topped with granola and fruit, and marketed for its antioxidant-rich properties.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

After the hummus and seven vegetable salads, the meal unfolded with sweet-and-salty pistachio-dusted halloumi baklava, tender beef shashlik over creamy black-garlic toum, and a guava sorbet sundae.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

They stopped for sorbet, served in stemmed glasses, and she told him about Feral’s storms, and how they would eat the snow with spoonfuls of jam.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

For years, I've argued there may be no better summer dessert — outside of the realm of ice creams, sorbets and other frozen delights — than crisps and crumbles of all iterations.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2024

The coolers are filled with 40 different craft beers, ciders and natural wines, along with sorbets and ice cream churned in-house.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Dairy still dominates, but plant-based ice cream and sorbets are another growing segment.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022

When she finally felt ready to eat, using her jaw was agony; she lived on soups, sorbets and mushed-up jelly.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2020

Duane assured the fox that he would explain everything and that it might even make an entertaining story to tell while eating sorbets, tarts, and aplomb.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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