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Recent Examples of grisette
Husk, a French grisette aged in oak barrels, was tart and refreshingly dry; Dolore, a wild ale fermented on dark cherries and black raspberries, was equally tart yet soft and jammy.
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Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Anne Hathaway—who has played the doomed grisette and has the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to prove it—does not seem to care about any of this.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
Both the beer and food here are deeply connected to Texas terroir, using local grains, farmed produce, and native yeasts to create seasonal innovations, from a tangy grisette re-fermented with Texas blueberries to the Biere de Miel, a farmhouse ale made with Texas wildflower honey.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2022
Burnt City used the yeast in a grisette, a farmhouse ale, an imperial stout, a hazy IPA and a pale ale made with Brettanomyces yeast, coconut and key lime.
—Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
Grisette: The grisette is an easy-drinking style originally brewed in Belgium to slake the thirst of miners.
—oregonlive.com, 19 July 2019
The brewers chose grisette, an old-timey French wheat-beer style.
—William Bostwick, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2018
Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Anne Hathaway—who has played the doomed grisette and has the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to prove it—does not seem to care about any of this.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
Both the beer and food here are deeply connected to Texas terroir, using local grains, farmed produce, and native yeasts to create seasonal innovations, from a tangy grisette re-fermented with Texas blueberries to the Biere de Miel, a farmhouse ale made with Texas wildflower honey.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2022
Burnt City used the yeast in a grisette, a farmhouse ale, an imperial stout, a hazy IPA and a pale ale made with Brettanomyces yeast, coconut and key lime.
—Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
Grisette: The grisette is an easy-drinking style originally brewed in Belgium to slake the thirst of miners.
—oregonlive.com, 19 July 2019
The brewers chose grisette, an old-timey French wheat-beer style.
—William Bostwick, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grisette
Noun
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Women interviewed by The Enquirer said Marshall was connected to the drug and prostitute ring.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
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Both contacted Epstein multiple times following his 2008 conviction on charges of procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute despite claiming to have cut off contact.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Despite not speaking English, Bardot landed her first lead role as a temptress in a 1955 British comedy called Doctor at Sea.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which is executive-produced by Knox and features a finale co-written by her and showrunner K.J. Steinberg, is an attempt to redefine her as a girl rather than a temptress, an innocent rather than a murderer.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Grisette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grisette. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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