sherry
noun
a fortified, amber-colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere.
sherry
1 American
[sher-ee]
/ ˈʃɛr i /
noun
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sherries
plural
Sherry
2
American
[sher-ee]
/ ˈʃɛr i /
noun
sherry
British
/ ˈʃɛrɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sherry
1590–1600; back formation from sherris, construed as a plural
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I welcome a stroll after my helping of bull and wind my way back to La Venencia, a storied sherry bar with a silence all its own.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
If using, place saffron threads in sherry or bourbon to soften while the stew simmers, about 20 minutes.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2025
Du Beke told them it was like his "favourite sherry trifle at Christmas".
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
Mary Keir was surrounded by friends and family for a roast lunch followed by sherry trifle and then a buffet in the evening.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
She bent down, scooped up her sherry bottles, and dumped them unceremoniously in a large blue-and-white vase standing in a nearby niche.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Since the Thursday rampage, Sherry Lauer, 56, has been watching her five-year-old granddaughter for signs of how she is processing the tragedy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Guest: Sherry Turkle, licensed clinical psychologist and the founding director of MIT’s Initiative on Technology and Self.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
Today’s technology “makes it easy to misbehave,” noted Sherry Turkle, who studies our relationships with phones as professor of the social studies of science and technology at MIT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A few years later, Alan and Sherry offered Jeff another deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Its heroine was Sherry Nola, a girl conceived, born and brought up in sweltering luxury.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
It comes from the Cádiz region of Andalusia in southern Spain, which is far better known for its sherries than for red wines.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
In the meantime, look also for sherries from Lustau and González Byass, more established labels that offer wide availability and reliable quality.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2020
This week’s recommendations include two sherries from a label new to the U.S. market, through Grapes of Spain importers.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2020
If all fino sherries are pungently briny, manzanilla is even more so.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
We tasted many samples before we left, but I own I have no liking for sherries, simple or doctored.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by John Augustus O'Shea
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