: a usually fruit-flavored ice served as a dessert or between courses as a palate refresher
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Also on offer was the trou normand, or Norman hole—a shot of Calvados served over apple sorbet, which is said to counteract the sensation of a full stomach.
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The ice cream and sorbet were dense and creamy, without being runny or crystallized.
—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Chalk is a vegan lemon and almond sorbet with blended almonds.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
Talenti: The gelato and sorbet maker, founded in Dallas in 2003, became part of Unilever in 2014.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Emma Stone, who has opted for stunning, form-fitting frocks with plenty of embellishment throughout awards season, stole the show in a mint sorbet Louis Vuitton shell-print column dress with a massive peplum.
—Maane Khatchatourian, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Local ice cream shop Sweet Action provides the ice cream and sorbet.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Dessert is their Love at First Bite trio features Bailey's chocolate gateau, calamansi sorbet, and almond panna cotta in a berry velvet sauce.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
And presto, ice cream (or sorbet) in under 30 minutes.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The ice cream and sorbet were dense and creamy, without being runny or crystallized.
—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Chalk is a vegan lemon and almond sorbet with blended almonds.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
Talenti: The gelato and sorbet maker, founded in Dallas in 2003, became part of Unilever in 2014.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Emma Stone, who has opted for stunning, form-fitting frocks with plenty of embellishment throughout awards season, stole the show in a mint sorbet Louis Vuitton shell-print column dress with a massive peplum.
—Maane Khatchatourian, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Local ice cream shop Sweet Action provides the ice cream and sorbet.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024
Dessert is their Love at First Bite trio features Bailey's chocolate gateau, calamansi sorbet, and almond panna cotta in a berry velvet sauce.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
And presto, ice cream (or sorbet) in under 30 minutes.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
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“Sorbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorbet. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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sorbet
noun
sor·bet
sȯr-ˈbā 
: a fruit-flavored ice served especially as a dessert
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