imbibe

Example Sentences

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Fewer people in the U.S. are drinking alcohol, and when they do imbibe, they drink less than they used to.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Americans generally are drinking less, because of health concerns as well as the use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs that can curb the desire to imbibe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

While it’s a nice drink to imbibe on its own, it’s always more fun to think of pairings.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Here we all were, purchasing the exact same kind of beverage to imbibe on the exact same night and I'd never before stopped to wonder why.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2022

“The sword can destroy Horcruxes! Goblin-made blades imbibe only that which strengthen them—Harry, that sword’s impregnated with basilisk venom!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling