dram

Example Sentences

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Oddly, Sphere’s “Oz” loses a dram of its spellcraft once audiences touch down in Munchkinland.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 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

“It was some broken wittles—that’s what it was—and a dram of liquor, and a pie.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens