alky
Example Sentences
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She has some of the bruised sweetness of Denis Johnson’s alkies and junkies in “Jesus’ Son.”
From New York Times
“I wanted an old alky. I got a young jew from New York-and he was magnificent,” Brooks said in another interview.
From Time
The eventual result from the alky is supposed to be a high-octane, clean-burning gasoline with anti-knock properties.
From Chicago Tribune
In Hollywood, a town that provided a lot of competition for shenanigans, he was one of the foremost cokies, alkies, crazies.
From Time
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for his role as an alky singer in Crazy Heart.
From Time
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
