cocktail

Example Sentences

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We’d get a cocktail, listen to the band and hang out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

My mom worked there as a cocktail waitress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The cocktail that broke the internet predated the release of his foray into food TV: “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Pratt’s van was in front of a cocktail bar with a wooden facade that doesn’t let passersby see inside.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The silver cocktail dress hung in her closet, the tag dangling from the seam.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri