sip
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As Sylvie tries to sip water she has a seizure in the ambulance.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Shirley Temple gets passing recognition, only via her namesake drink when the Minions visit a nightclub and sip virgin cocktails loaded with cherries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
But the right amount makes people pause after the first sip and go, “Wait…why is this good?”
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
But if you can’t get a grab bag, you can perhaps sip on an award-winning wine.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
Gran paused and took a sip of her tea.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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He sips small amounts of ice water because drinking too much is akin to licking one’s lips, causing them to chap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
For over a month, they survived on "tiny sips of water" and "a little lentils".
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
She sips tea throughout the interview in an effort to protect her voice, which is "really delicate" - not from the concerts, but because "I've been talking too much to my friends".
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
She’s wearing low-rise jeans and a paisley-print top and sips an espresso after the six-hour drive from Phoenix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
He sips coffee from his cup and wipes some brown droplets out of his mustache with the sleeve of his sport coat.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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Over the past several months, I’ve cooked, grilled, smoked, sipped and served my way through a wide range of products perfect for summer gatherings.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Two Brazil supporters sipped sodas a little further away.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
As she sipped a coffee, she reflected on those 21-year-old aspirations.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
At around 1 p.m., a line extended out the door and into the plaza, where many people sipped on the chain’s famous $21 “strawberry glaze” smoothies and munched on $18 prepackaged Thai tofu salads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Gran sipped on her iced tea, while my hands clamped around a sweating glass of lemonade.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Two years ago, I stood at the back of a conference room in Manchester Hall, sipping a coffee and watching Andy Burnham unveil his vision for transforming technical education in Greater Manchester.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But standing near the border, sipping coffee from a global chain while looking at the North's nondescript low-rise buildings, was "on a different scale completely", he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“The taste is the inheritance,” said Kaweenuntawong, who remembers sipping spoonfuls as a toddler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Meaning he won’t spend the time between now and Nov. 3 at some swank beach resort, sipping one of those colorful cocktails with a little paper parasol while musing over his inaugural address.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
They sit sipping their newly warmed cider, looking up at the twisting black branches reaching toward the top of the tent.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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