imbibe
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Unlike Supergirl, the child thinks it’s healthier to exorcise — not imbibe — one’s heartache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Fewer people in the U.S. are drinking alcohol, and when they do imbibe, they drink less than they used to.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
Americans generally are drinking less, because of health concerns as well as the use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs that can curb the desire to imbibe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Guests can order and imbibe drinks while seated in chairs half-immersed in the pool or hot tub — with a view of the sea.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
If only he could imbibe some of that night rest!
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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The nectar isn’t so potent that the plants catch every ant that imbibes; many of the insects are able to shrug off its effects and make it home to deliver the sweet treat.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 29, 2023
In other words, Musk, who imbibes and regurgitates bad memes, has built a machine that is also designed to imbibe and regurgitate bad memes.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2023
It imbibes the illusion of omnipotence and wallows in self-adulation.
From Salon ● May 7, 2023
With a Bourdain-like gift for chatting up strangers and a willingness to disregard the gross factor, he imbibes traditional drinks from the familiar to the extreme while exploring the cultures that made the cocktails popular.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2020
Spirit of wine imbibes alkaline air as readily as water, and seems to be as inflammable afterwards as before.
From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Joseph Priestley
Perhaps the former hadn’t imbibed that classic piece of work advice: Dress for the job you want.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
He used to work with the cousins' fathers: "They were amazing people who loved what they did and have imbibed their children with this altruistic behaviour."
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
“Do you mean to say the ‘DD’?” the officer asked, referring to the abbreviation for a designated driver who would remain sober while others imbibed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
And while Museveni imbibed Marxism and as a college student sought to verify Frantz Fanon’s theory of violence, Kainerugaba has not outlined his political vision.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
I had imbibed from her something of her nature and much of her habits: more harmonious thoughts: what seemed better regulated feelings had become the inmates of my mind.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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But as Americans consume less alcohol than ever, there are still ways to appreciate this ritual without actually imbibing.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
All of which is true but, for a book featuring Franklin and Washington happily imbibing on the cover, it’s a bit of a buzzkill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Suzuki exudes the fragility and buoyancy of adolescence, playing Fuki as someone constantly imbibing the world, rarely revealing what she’s doing with that stimulus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Perhaps the reason is they really are too scared to go into the city, after imbibing years of lies that New York is a war zone.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2024
“Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning, simple girl. Goblins’ silver repels mundane dirt, imbibing only that which strengthens it.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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