dram
Example Sentences
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It was, after all, an illegal dram shop during Prohibition and the need for secrecy was essential, especially since the queer patrons themselves were breaking the law by openly existing in public.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
White has just played 90. b2-b3 when the dram really kicks in.
From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2022
This joke was a reference to the 1997 US war dram GI Jane, which saw Demi Moore shave her head to play Jordan O'Neil, the first woman to undergo Navy Seal training.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2022
In 2017 a Swiss hotel drew notice for selling the world’s most expensive dram to a Chinese tourist.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022
I had been on the other side of the river buying a dram of quicksilver and a pouch of sea salt.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing dram
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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