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sorbet

[sawr-bey, sawr-be] / sɔrˈbeɪ, sɔrˈbɛ /
NOUN
ice cream
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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

Instead, she had walls with “soft sorbet hues,” as one reviewer put it, and other elegant decor designed by her sister, Briony Fitzgerald.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

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 are the color of blush and sidewalk chalk, with the texture of something halfway between sorbet and nostalgia.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2025

And pink sunsets conclude each day like the swirl of a mango, guava, and papaya sorbet.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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

For $5 a cone, he offers an array of sorbets for adults and classics such as chocolate and strawberry for kids.

From Washington Post Mar. 26, 2023

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

From BBC Sep. 1, 2022

I learn that spiced ham is no longer considered just a luncheon meat and that even back issues of Smithsonian can be turned into sorbets.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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