gimlet

Example Sentences

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But the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland keeps a gimlet eye on inflation data, and it has some estimates.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

His Napoleon views the world with a gimlet eye and firmly compressed lips.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

After having my first cucumber gimlet made with fresh lime — drinking a pedestrian rusty vodka and cranberry or a God awful screwdriver seemed completely ridiculous.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2023

Both novels were ambitious works that sought to dismantle the unfulfilled promises of America through the gimlet eye of the white working class.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2023

However, Dad had a gimlet eye and a terrible swift sword.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey