sip
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“I love California,” Hilton said, taking one last sip of his horchata.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
"There are lots of alcohol-free events now, like sip and paint. You can also try wellness and wellbeing clubs, like yoga and crafts, if you don't fancy the sport or music societies."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Take a sip: Martinis are savored for their elegant simplicity and refined romanticism.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Now, it is finally giving U.S. drinkers something sweeter to sip on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
She took a long, loud sip, which shredded Nathan’s nerves.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Next to them, a bachelorette party bound for Croatia sips Champagne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Poornima, a salt pan worker, sips black tea during the day -- saying the hot drink induces sweating in the dry weather to cool the body.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
"You take big sips and get them down you," Keilly says.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
She’s wearing low-rise jeans and a paisley-print top and sips an espresso after the six-hour drive from Phoenix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
“Interesting ingredients,” Bubbe says as she sips her coffee.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Roses are placed on the tables where supporters nibbled from snack plates, hugged, all smiles, and sipped from glasses of sparkling wine or beer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
These shots of concentrated caffeine are meant to be sipped, not sniffed, but one whiff of a ragingly popular one—bouquet de Dubble Bubble and wet sneakers—was enough to put me off them forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Over the past several months, I’ve cooked, grilled, smoked, sipped and served my way through a wide range of products perfect for summer gatherings.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
I woke up in the morning to a warm California sun and hot coffee, sipped on the balcony.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
In the case of a blind sip test, first impressions don’t work because colas aren’t supposed to be sipped blind.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Carson was sipping tea and eating crackers at her seaside home in Iceland — she also resides in Ann Arbor, Mich., where she teaches — after she got the big news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
But for the brokers sipping sake in Singapore, the chaos is an opportunity to cash in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It's hard to imagine this man, quietly sipping a cup of tea in his slippers, commanding crowds of thousands.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“The make-believe librarian is correct, Charles,” said Mrs. Chiltington as she came out of the Book Nook Cafe, sipping a cup of tea with her pinky finger extended.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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