wineglass
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“The wineglass was so delicate, and her touch so assured, that she could change its shape from round to oval without breaking it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
That’s when Justice Antonin Scalia spoke, wineglass in hand, eyes beaming with excitement.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2023
I was the sergeant at arms, at Dick’s left, and, with stern taps on a wineglass, enforced the “one conversation” rule, lest the discussion fracture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Wrapped in beige cashmere, fully made up, seated on expensive furniture with wineglass in hand, Ms. Qualley looks like she belongs there.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
He spun it in his fingers and with a single sweep sliced the top two inches off his wineglass.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
As they stood around waiting, they held wineglasses and sang “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless the USA.”
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2024
The day I was there for lunch, the dining room was buzzing with people clinking wineglasses and cooing over new babies.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Early birds carted off their treasures, while latecomers swarmed over boxes of stemless wineglasses and waffle-knit slippers, grabbing whatever they could carry or pry from the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
At 6:30 p.m. sharp, guests set down their wineglasses and tuna canapés and hurried across West 17th Street to the Housing Works flagship store to start shopping.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2019
Everything is set up, though, the rented thick-stemmed wineglasses, the bottles of mediocre hooch, the mineral water for teetotalers, because who would serve unadulterated chlorine from the tap?
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
