How to Use martini in a Sentence

martini

noun
  • This year is all about the column dress...and the martini, of course.
    — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 28 July 2023
  • Iwas on my third gin martini and ninth olive when the stool next to mine crashed to the floor.
    — Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The steak tips are still hand-cut and tender and the bar pours a killer martini.
    — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Nerves combined with a martini and a mom’s Xanax would do that to you.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 24 June 2020
  • To be in on the food scene is to be a part of a cool-kids club—dirty martini in one hand and tinned fish in the other.
    — Kris Martins, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2023
  • And in New York, there’s a martini au poivre on the cocktail list at Le Rock.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • And of course, the martini there is 10 out of 10 — not just the taste but the presentation as well.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
  • For a long time, the martini glass was the king of the cocktail universe, but over the past few decades, coupes have gained ground.
    — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Kacey Musgraves made her way through the room with a dirty martini in hand.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Enjoy with an ice cold martini and a side of caviar, to keep things classy.
    — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • On weekends, the espresso martini is one of the top-selling drinks at the Lets Go!
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Ready to sharpen your knives and kick back with a martini or bold glass of red wine?
    — Ari Bendersky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The drinks most commonly thrown are the martini and Bloody Mary.
    — Robert Simonson, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Hidden in these pumps is a dirty martini with her name on it.
    — Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
  • All your guests need to do is pick their drink of choice, like a martini or an old-fashioned.
    — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Plum opened in June 2015 as a martini and cocktail lounge.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2020
  • But Brooksbank claims that there is a passage that goes straight to a bar, and that this bar serves a £15 martini.
    — Marie Claire Editors, Marie Claire, 3 Oct. 2021
  • For the latter, think a play on an espresso martini made with cold brew and Madeira wine.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2021
  • In the end, the two appeared side by side in human-sized martini glasses.
    — Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Daniel Craig will have a popcorn with a martini — shaken, not stirred — on the side, please.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • There is no greater joy in this world than a good gin martini paired with potato chips.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 5 June 2021
  • Skip the frosé this summer, and sip on a martini instead.
    — Lauren Kotmel, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Then, like a gun moll, the Queen Mother orders a martini.
    — Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Like the martini glass, this one has a long stem to help keep your drink cold, so its most basic function is the same.
    — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 9 July 2024
  • Tate lived at a moment when the counterculture barged in on the martini set and tore up the rules.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, chicagotribune.com, 26 July 2019
  • Yet many of the male guests had a three martini lunch—not least Capote himself—chowing down on lamb chops and steaks,.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Dig in: The coconut cold brew martini is on draft at Fairplay in North Park.
    — Kate Murphy, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Which really kills the buzz of a sleek new martini set.
    — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
  • With all the speculation over who may portray James Bond next, why not throw Pierce Brosnan's martini back in the ring?
    — Tommy McArdle, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Perhaps the next James Bond could be skilled in the martial arts and marksmanship, heli skiing, deep sea diving, and martinis shaken, not stirred, who is posing as a daring and stylish…news reporter.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025

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