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

Temnikova recruited her husband to carry anchovies on the plane from Tallinn, which will be served as appetizers at one of the nightly dinners held in the house’s stately barroom.

From New York Times • May 2, 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

He had seen her, he would always be able to see her, even as time smoothed out the memory to a barroom tale.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan