nightcap
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That gin martini nightcap at the luxe Savoy hotel looks less appealing at $38 rather than £28.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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 All-Star catcher has three homers in the last two games — he connected in the nightcap of Tuesday’s doubleheader sweep.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
Inside, my bare feet walk on the qilim my mother “lent” me 15 years ago, and the air’s laced with cardamom from my decaf-black virgin nightcap.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
I think it is the only self-indulgence of his day’s strict routine—Parzival as a nightcap, to clear his mind of the blood that flecks the silver pips on his black collar patches.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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