fag

Example Sentences

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But Labour said the "reannouncement" was just a "back of a fag packet plan".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2024

In archival video from that day, a protester clambers to the top of the gates and sits there nonchalantly smoking a fag, while police in short-sleeved shirts look on in horror.

From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2020

Afterwards, lead Studio E architect Bruce Sounes sent an email to Mr Harris of Harley saying his "back of a fag packet" figure for the cladding had been deemed over-budget, according to emails.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2020

She has become a familiar trope in film and television, trolleying around with fag ash, drink spilling, hem riding up, and is almost always white.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2020

And they laugh and drink their tea and smoke their Woodbines and tell one another the fag is the only comfort they have.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt