On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Amontillado. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as sherry and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Amontillado in a sentence
Amontillado meaning
A pale, dry sherry from Montilla.
Synonyms of Amontillado
Using Amontillado
- The main meaning on this page is: A pale, dry sherry from Montilla.
- Useful related words include: sherry.
- In the example corpus, amontillado often appears in combinations such as: amontillado sherry.
Context around Amontillado
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amontillado
- In this selection, "amontillado" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sherry, evolution and invokes stand out and add context to how "amontillado" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include amontillado not even and cask of amontillado invokes the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amontillado" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amontillado
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Amontillado, not even once. (4 words)
Nearby are also wine bottles labeled as Amontillado. (8 words)
The piquant influence of the flor was still apparent, perhaps more so than the nutty, butter toffee flavors indicating its amontillado evolution. (22 words)
In the UK, a dessert wine is considered to be any sweet wine drunk with a meal, as opposed to the white citation fortified wines (fino and amontillado sherry) drunk before the meal, and the red fortified wines ( port and madeira ) drunk after it. (44 words)
Unlike many American single malts that age in new oak, this whiskey was matured in ex-bourbon casks for five years, followed by a year-long finishing period in both amontillado sherry and virgin French oak casks. (37 words)
Edgar Allan Poe 's famous short story " The Cask of Amontillado " invokes the image of the serpent as a symbol for petty vengefulness. (23 words)
Example sentences (6)
Amontillado, not even once.
Unlike many American single malts that age in new oak, this whiskey was matured in ex-bourbon casks for five years, followed by a year-long finishing period in both amontillado sherry and virgin French oak casks.
Nearby are also wine bottles labeled as Amontillado.
The piquant influence of the flor was still apparent, perhaps more so than the nutty, butter toffee flavors indicating its amontillado evolution.
Edgar Allan Poe 's famous short story " The Cask of Amontillado " invokes the image of the serpent as a symbol for petty vengefulness.
In the UK, a dessert wine is considered to be any sweet wine drunk with a meal, as opposed to the white citation fortified wines (fino and amontillado sherry) drunk before the meal, and the red fortified wines ( port and madeira ) drunk after it.
Common combinations with amontillado
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: