sweet-and-sour
adjective
: seasoned with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar or lemon juice
sweet-and-sour shrimp
Examples of sweet-and-sour in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Adams excels at that sweet-and-sour paradox, and Marielle Heller’s adaptation succeeds in capturing the acerbic humor of Rachel Yoder’s 2021 novel.
—
Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
But their version – delicious, lightly battered chunks of dark chicken fried in a sweet-and-sour sauce – appealed to that American penchant for anything fried and sweet.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
The salad bar includes not only banchan but also dishes such as fried rice, tempura, yakisoba and sweet-and-sour pork.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
To crown it, ripe summer peaches and cherries simmer together in a sweet-and-sour jammy compote.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
Meanwhile, on the bottom are Laura’s version of the Persian sweet-and-sour stew fesenjān, served with pork; Amanda’s fried chicken, cranberry hoecake, and cranberry sauce with maple and five spice; and Manny’s pork tenderloin, cranberry, orange, and radicchio salad, and cranberry sabayon sauce.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2024
The classic melty sandwich gets even better with the addition of sweet-and-sour chutney.
—Andy Fenner, Saveur, 24 May 2024
Once, Reid was in charge of the sweet-and-sour meatballs and stuck with the mandate to only give out three per person.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
The business was in trouble, according to Diana, and her parent’s couldn’t boost the mere 40 tickets or so per day for $6.45 chow mein or $7.75 sweet-and-sour pork.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
But their version – delicious, lightly battered chunks of dark chicken fried in a sweet-and-sour sauce – appealed to that American penchant for anything fried and sweet.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
The salad bar includes not only banchan but also dishes such as fried rice, tempura, yakisoba and sweet-and-sour pork.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
To crown it, ripe summer peaches and cherries simmer together in a sweet-and-sour jammy compote.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
Meanwhile, on the bottom are Laura’s version of the Persian sweet-and-sour stew fesenjān, served with pork; Amanda’s fried chicken, cranberry hoecake, and cranberry sauce with maple and five spice; and Manny’s pork tenderloin, cranberry, orange, and radicchio salad, and cranberry sabayon sauce.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2024
The classic melty sandwich gets even better with the addition of sweet-and-sour chutney.
—Andy Fenner, Saveur, 24 May 2024
Once, Reid was in charge of the sweet-and-sour meatballs and stuck with the mandate to only give out three per person.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
The business was in trouble, according to Diana, and her parent’s couldn’t boost the mere 40 tickets or so per day for $6.45 chow mein or $7.75 sweet-and-sour pork.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
Dictionary Entries Near sweet-and-sour
Cite this Entry
“Sweet-and-sour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet-and-sour. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share