sherris
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sherris
1530–40; < Spanish ( vino de ) Xeres (wine of ) Xeres (now Jerez )
Example Sentences
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The body of Sherris Stringham was found late Friday near a river in Pomona, about 50 miles from where she lived in the Caribbean village of Hopkins, police spokeswoman Hortence Hernandez said.
From Washington Post
Police spokeswoman Hortence Hernandez says in a statement Monday that 68-year-old Sherris Stringham’s body was found near a river in Pomona, about 50 miles away from her residence in the coastal village of Hopkins.
From Seattle Times
“What movie do you think people ask about the most?” tour guide Sherris Moreira said, against a dizzying backdrop of Pittsburgh as viewed from the Duquesne Incline lookout on Mount Washington.
From Washington Times
Sherris They *could* delay the charge until after midnight, but there’s no incentive for them to do so, since rates for electricity use at midnight are the same as at 6 p.m.
From Scientific American
Lord, Jack, what a sherris that was!—'twas meat and drink; a thing to put marrow in your bones—cool and clear it was, and rich withal—cool on the tongue and warm in the stomach.
From Project Gutenberg
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