How to Use decant in a Sentence

decant

verb

• The bottles were uncorked and the wine was decanted an hour before the meal.
• Buy a bottle to drink now (decanted) and one to drink in a year or two.
  — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2018
• Smith said every glass of wine will be decanted and served to guests from that room instead of the bar.
  — Anthony Clark Carpio, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
• Up on the 7th floor, the concierge team at the Old Faithful Club planned for a busy night, preparing treats and decanting wine.
  — Samantha McNesby, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2019
• Decanting a young Barolo is a good idea—for up to four hours, to give the tannins a chance to mellow out.
  — Oddur Thorisson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2017
• Lord Beauchamp thought it m.c. not to decant champagne (into jugs).
  — John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 7 June 2017
• This is slightly riskier than taking a grand cru wine out of the cellar and decanting it.
  — John Brodie, Town & Country, 30 Apr. 2018
• After opening, the wine will evolve nicely over the course of the evening—ours was even better the next day—so be sure to decant it a bit before serving.
  — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• Pickett has decanted his novel to the stage with an imperfect grasp of how stage plays work.
  — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
• Bianca Bosker decants oenophiles in Cork Dork (Penguin).
  — Sloane Crosley, Vanities, 19 Apr. 2017
• This will age well for a decade, or consider decanting.
  — Andy Perdue, The Seattle Times, 23 Aug. 2017
• Instead of frying prawns in a wok, Lau makes them into a consomme which is decanted into a teapot.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
• After the wine was decanted and people were seated, my father would pour.
  — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
• Another method is to decant the yogurt into a bowl, place a stainless steel spoon in it, and leave it at room temperature for 2 hours.
  — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
• It was duly opened, decanted and greatly improved our meal.
  — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 4 Oct. 2017
• Always invite one or two friends over a little earlier to help decant wine, mix cocktails, and sort of populate the room before the rest of the guests arrive.
  — Micaela English, Town & Country, 4 June 2014
• Because of the dedicated design, these glasses are best suited to bold red wines that should be swirled and decanted.
  — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023
• Second, decanting aerates the wine, releasing more of the flavors and aromas.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 9 Dec. 2016
• Second, decanting aerates the wine, releasing more of the flavors and aromas.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 9 Dec. 2016
• To lighten the picnic basket or to feel secure about carrying wine on a boat, decant your bottle into this new plastic sleeve that holds 750 milliliters.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2017
• Even friends who don’t enjoy wine will get a kick out of watching grape juice twirl through the double spirals, which serve to decant the wine while oxygenating it, resulting in fuller flavors and aromas.
  — Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2023
• Decanting this wine will further open up its aromatics.
  — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2017
• The real key to living like a Kardashian is decanting your cereal.
  — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• Most picks on this list won’t make it through airport security, and pressurized cans remove the option of decanting your full-sized bottle.
  — Kayla Blanton, Health, 2 Mar. 2023
• Larger models may also have a center shelf for storing bottles upright as well as for decanting and serving.
  — Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
• Other pros insist the time and financial investment of decanting is worthwhile for long-term success.
  — Jamie Killin, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
• The tool that has made decanting fun—and frankly, possible—is a humble funnel, which directs all of the small stuff, prone to scattering, directly to its final destination.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 12 May 2020
• If your fragrance-free moisturizer of choice doesn’t come in travel-sized packaging, a tip from Reddit: Just decant some of it into a contact solution case.
  — Gray Chapman, SELF, 28 July 2018
• And decanting them all in pretty bottles isn’t practical either.
  — Jourdan Fairchild, House Beautiful, 6 Oct. 2018
• Some shows may require decanting all water into cups upon entry.
  — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 19 July 2019

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024