potation

Example Sentences

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There, Chinese migrant workers would “congregate every night indulging in potations of much chow and a little harmless gambling.”

From New York Times

Altogether the legend of 'monks,' 'port wine and prejudice,' 'dull and deep potations,' and all the rest of it, still damages Dons in the eyes of the general public.

From Project Gutenberg

This unfortunate lady, as Sir Gardner conjectures, after indulging in potations deep of the renowned Egyptian wine, had been suddenly overtaken by the consequences, and had called for assistance too late.

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Five of the number resolved, and were barely persuaded not to commit suicide, so maddened were they by their potations.

From Project Gutenberg

Vulcan, predisposed to thirst, and incited to drink by the very nature of his labor, accepted the offered cup, and allowed himself to be beguiled into renewing his potations, until he was quite intoxicated.

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