fag

Example Sentences

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Shadow justice secretary David Lammy said the plan lacked detail and was "written on the back of a fag packet" to "assuage" anti-racism protests.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 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

In fact, I’m in the BFI office in central London at the fag end of 2019.

From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2020

We’d heard that the father was a bricklayer’s mate, and I suppose we were expecting some cheeky little chap with a fag stuck on his lower lip.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan