cigar

Example Sentences

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Stopping Celtic earning 10 titles in a row was enormous but too often it was a case of close but no cigar and at Rangers, that's not good enough.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

O’Brien, gamely holding a cigar, introduces the museum director, who begins by noting that Freud’s office couch is actually housed in London.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“This arrogant man came up to me with a cigar and said, ‘Let me guess, this is your old man’s car,’” said Vera.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Picture a mom-and-pop store with an old cigar box for a till.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

The heat was getting to me, or the billiard room’s confines, or maybe it was the copious amounts of cigar smoke wafting from the gentlemen on either side of us.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros