hangover

Example Sentences

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The hangover from a rough loss has been compounded by a series of missed opportunities to make it right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In these tough times, some discount chains have been thriving, but California’s Grocery Outlet has been closing stores as it tries to remedy a hangover of overexpansion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"It feels like you're in a club, you're getting all the songs, you're all dancing, you've got the club vibes but without the hangover the next day."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

MPs from the governing coalition stress any "brain drain" is not a new problem for the country, and say its recent deeper woes are a hangover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The fertilizer smell gives me a hangover even though I had nothing but water last night.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett