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Claret in sentence

15 examples of Claret in a sentence

It is expected of me." George drained another glass of claret and turned to me.
“Would it be a reasonable law,” asked Adam Smith, “to prohibit the importation of all foreign wines, merely to encourage the making of claret and burgundy in Scotland?”
I understand that lunch with good claret is very nice, but is it possible that that very luxury does not disgust you?
Yes, it was wine; the Piolaine people had brought her that bottle for her man, who had been ordered by the doctor to take claret.
The blue-and- white mugs of the present-day roadside inn will be hunted up, all cracked and chipped, and sold for their weight in gold, and rich people will use them for claret cups; and travellers from Japan will buy up all the "Presents from Ramsgate," and "Souvenirs of Margate," that may have escaped destruction, and take them back to Jedo as ancient English curios.
While these things were going on in the open air, an elderly gentleman of scientific attainments was seated in his library, two or three houses off, writing a philosophical treatise, and ever and anon moistening his clay and his labours with a glass of claret from a venerable-looking bottle which stood by his side.
'Well, I'll bet you half a dozen of claret on it; come!' said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, resuming the conversation to which Mr. Pell's entrance had caused a momentary interruption.
"He travels for Westhouse & Marbank, the great claret importers of Fenchurch Street."
He's talking to Lord Panmure, who can take his six bottles of claret and argue with a bishop after it.
"I do not need to be shown the way in a house where I have drunk many a bottle of good claret," cried a deep voice in reply; and there in the doorway stood the broad figure of Squire Ovington in his buckskins and top-boots, a riding-crop in his hand.
It would not be quite the thing to send you claret and roast turkey out there?''No; I will just come home at their dinner-time.'
Have a glass of claret?' said Oblonsky.
When he breakfasted or dined all the resources of the club--its kitchens and pantries, its buttery and dairy--aided to crowd his table with their most succulent stores; he was served by the gravest waiters, in dress coats, and shoes with swan-skin soles, who proffered the viands in special porcelain, and on the finest linen; club decanters, of a lost mould, contained his sherry, his port, and his cinnamon-spiced claret; while his beverages were refreshingly cooled with ice, brought at great cost from the American lakes.
Nanine entered, carrying plates, a cold chicken, a bottle of claret, and some strawberries.
"I haven't had any punch made," said Nanine; "claret is better for you.