cocktail

Example Sentences

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We’d get a cocktail, listen to the band and hang out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The United Nations representative on the island warned Thursday that the humanitarian emergency, coupled with the onset of the Caribbean hurricane season, made for an "explosive cocktail."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

My mom worked there as a cocktail waitress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The cocktail that broke the internet predated the release of his foray into food TV: “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

They were at a cocktail party, glasses in hand; he was whispering something in her ear, and she was laughing.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt