cocktail
Example Sentences
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"I'm not doing as much as I used to," says John Felipe, 31, as he mixes a cocktail.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
I washed the meal down with a cocktail made from pulque—the Aztec’s milky, sacred brew made from fermented agave sap—mixed with xoconostle, a tangy local cactus fruit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He added that the family felt "a cocktail of emotions" with a mixture of pride and sadness, but they would remember the good times.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
‘Prawned cocktail, coronation chicken, Black Forest gateau, onion soup. Done properly, they’re all delicious. Where’s all that kind of food gone?’
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Its hallmark was the “Clovis point,” a four-inch spearhead with a slightly cut-in, concave tail; in silhouette, the points somewhat resemble those goldfish-shaped cocktail crackers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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