How to Use connoisseur in a Sentence

connoisseur

noun
  • She is a connoisseur of African art.
  • The new faces of the Southern connoisseur have the best of both eras.
    Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, 20 Aug. 2017
  • Pick up a six-pack for the beer connoisseur in your life.
    Laura Barrero, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The best ones squeak To be a true cheese curd connoisseur, look for the sign of a fresh one: squeaking.
    Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2017
  • Owing to the prices, Cucinelli has long been the preserve of the wealthy and connoisseurs.
    Jon Caramanica, Town & Country, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Your wife appears to have gone from a connoisseur to a binge drinker.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The vibe of the Chocolate Hall is a cocoa-connoisseur’s dream.
    Ben McCormack, Robb Report, 18 May 2021
  • Lamb, a Chipotle connoisseur, met with the No. 88 club for counsel in the ad.
    Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2022
  • But Africa should be on the radar of every wine connoisseur, too.
    Love Akinkunle, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Veronique turned out to be a connoisseur of the local beaches.
    Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Cozy taproom for the beer connoisseur, plus a quaint and laid-back beer garden where the kids and dogs can play.
    oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019
  • Here’s to the connoisseur of pixie cuts and timeless style, Halle Berry.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
  • And as any tea connoisseur knows, there's an art to brewing the perfect cup.
    Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2022
  • What did these connoisseurs of fine, baked THC goods do to hurt anybody?
    Anne Branigin, The Root, 25 Jan. 2018
  • When connoisseur hellebores hit the scene, the hot color was black.
    Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2020
  • For such a concrete connoisseur, Ukraine is a gold mine.
    Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Available in both ground and whole bean, the caffeine connoisseur will thank you.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 4 Jan. 2023
  • And there’s plenty of open storage for the wine connoisseur.
    Madeleine Winer, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2017
  • The Rat Pack connoisseur confesses to being a bit of a pack rat.
    Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2021
  • Among horror connoisseurs, Dream Warriors is one of the few truly loved films in the saga.
    Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • But the slightly spicy flavor makes it a favorite of connoisseurs and chefs.
    Houston Chronicle, 5 Jan. 2018
  • Lamar remains the connoisseur’s choice, as he’s been for almost as long.
    Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Soy-licious set is made with the veggie burger connoisseur in mind.
    Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2019
  • The drink connoisseur in your life deserves something sweet, and this White Grape flavor of Cîroc is just that.
    Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The unique flavors are enough to impress even the choosiest casserole connoisseur.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023
  • From one connoisseur of the white line to another, Diego Maradona's final act at a World Cup was rather scary.
    SI.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • When it’s done, like a wine connoisseur, the system spits the seawater back into the ocean and cleanses its palate for the next sip.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
  • By the third bottle, Gaines the connoisseur — laughing heartily — knew he’d been had.
    Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Michaels is now the age at which men like him become connoisseurs of history.
    Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Over the years, Murphy has become something of a connoisseur of pain, able to pick out subtle hints of flavor like a wine sommelier.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025

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