barroom

Example Sentences

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The followers are in fact the key to totalitarian movements, without whom the charismatic leader would simply be a barroom bloviator.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

He was known for his overt patriotism on post 9/11 songs like “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” and boisterous barroom tunes like “I Love This Bar” and “Red Solo Cup.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

By the time Hae Sung gets in touch and tells Nora he’s coming to New York for a visit, you can see the pieces of that barroom prologue being moved into position.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

She’s never in a headline about yachts, barroom dustups or traffic offenses.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2023

And contrary to countless barroom conversations, the law of large numbers doesn’t imply the gambler’s fallacy: that a head is more likely after a string of tails.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos