nightcap

Example Sentences

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The train will get you back to Tokyo in time for a nightcap, perhaps at Studio Mule, a listening bar in Shibuya that specializes in natural wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

The nightcap was a Black Sabbath reunion featuring guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

The Lakers completed Summer League play against the Denver Nuggets in the Friday nightcap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

A younger married pair named Nick and Honey come over for the world’s longest and most hellacious nightcap.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024

Next moment, Dumbledore was backing into the dormitory, wearing a long woolly dressing gown and a nightcap.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling