cocktail

Example Sentences

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The majestic midfielder's World Cup legacy is a cocktail of important goals, balletic brilliance and hot-headed red cards.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

If not, we’d go to Musso & Frank Grill to get a shrimp cocktail and steak dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The United Nations representative on the island warned Thursday that the humanitarian emergency, coupled with the onset of the Caribbean hurricane season, made for an "explosive cocktail."

From Barron's • 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

A few guys crashed with them, and we ended up with not much more than forty or so kids, so—I mean there could have been more—it wasn’t bad for a cocktail party.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel