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quaff

[kwof, kwaf, kwawf] / kwɒf, kwæf, kwɔf /


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Unruly salt-and-pepper hair in a long quaff, round glasses and broad smile give James Ortiz the look of a whimsical inventor, the kind that hides away in his workshop crafting extraordinary artifacts.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

Anxious Americans, or at least the ones who regularly quaff Coke Zero, will be the judge.

From New York Times Jul. 14, 2021

Wines made from the picpoul grape tend to be refreshers — crisp, easy to quaff and simple.

From Washington Post May 22, 2020

Rich guys like him can quaff as many $1,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2009 as they want, with twice as many calories per cup as Cherry Dr. Pepper.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2019

I'm in the midst of taking a quaff of my ale and I nearly spit it all over the table.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Patent absurdity, of course, as much then as now — no matter how many 3D-printed organs we churn out, how long we extend our telomeres, nor how many quaffs of plasma we down.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2023

In other Trump paintings on view, Saul paints the president’s blonde quaffs floating around a canvas.

From The Guardian Feb. 19, 2020

Before the quaffs of Champagne, though, I had to do some legwork.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2016

Other popular quaffs of the day had names such as “Rattle-skull and Bombo, Cherry Bounce and Whistlebelly Vengeance.”

From Washington Post Oct. 14, 2015

No thought disturbs his careless breast For us impatient and distressed, And, while we sadly wait and pine, Girt by his lords he quaffs the wine.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Chey quaffed whiskey at a fried chicken restaurant last month with the gusto of two billionaires at the pinnacle of the world’s AI investment bonanza.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

And Ken No. 2 star Liu commented on his doll’s perfectly quaffed hair: “I’m a little jealous to be honest.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2023

Those are the most delightful roles to play because you get to portray this one thing: this glossy, pretty, perfectly quaffed exterior.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2023

The Blonds partnered with Preciosa for the crystals seen in the show, Christian Louboutin for the custom shoes and Oribe Hair Care for the quaffed wigs, Blond said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2023

Chiswyck cackled, quaffed his ale, and wiped the foam away with the back of his hand.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

They were chatting with each other on the Signal app as they chowed down on steaks at the Palm while Hegseth white-knuckled it through everyone else at his table quaffing their Martinis and Negronis.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2025

These days, the investor/beekeeper soaks the view in early evenings from the farmhouse porch, quaffing his Sierra Nevada beer and watching the Purple Martins, guinea fowl, hungry foxes and, of course, his buzzing bees.

From Washington Post Jul. 14, 2017

Calling out racism, quaffing cocktails and spilling sharp one-liners: Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton bring consistent podcast joy.

From The Guardian Dec. 21, 2016

As for Clinton, last seen in Youngstown on Saturday night, talking to entrepreneurs, then quaffing a beer during a local bar's early St. Patrick's Day event?

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2016

And when our earthly course we've run, And gained the region of the Sun, Then let us live in ceaseless glee, Sweet Soma quaffing there with thee.

From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Menzies, Allan




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