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

Rams coach Sean McVay, West Coast area scout Vito Gonella and director of scouting strategy James Gladstone identified Nacua as a must-have addition to a team coming off a horrendous 2022 Super Bowl hangover.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The Dutch centre-back and his team-mates were reluctant to do so at times – a potential hangover from Frank's style of defending.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 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

Nowadays he’s got more than he ever had in his life, he has everything but breeding, he’s freed himself from every stigma, but he sits nursing his hangover of hatred....”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee