sip
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Water is your best option if you’re looking for something to sip alongside your meals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Savory cocktails have become de rigueur in recent years, and if we’re willing to sip olive or oyster brine, why not try some broth in your drink?
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
She also wants to add a water feature where birds and butterflies can bathe and sip, and she plans to plant more berries to attract more pollinators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
She also joined Madix in a meta ad for Sonic in which the two sip the fast-food chain’s new “Refreshers” and wink at their shared experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
She took a sip of her orange juice, and if it hadn’t already been far, far too late, he would have stomped on Daniel’s foot under the table.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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"You take big sips and get them down you," Keilly says.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
For over a month, they survived on "tiny sips of water" and "a little lentils".
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
On the day after Christmas, Caldeira drives past Santas and reindeer that have already begun to deflate as he listens to audio books and sips his berry energy drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
Less smug but still rather inscrutable, he sips on tea and evades answering Arisu’s question directly, instead turning the tables.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2025
She sits and sips tea and waits until Richard takes Katie to the living room to watch cartoons.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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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
Two Brazil supporters sipped sodas a little further away.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 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
As she sipped a coffee, she reflected on those 21-year-old aspirations.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Instead I gazed up at the pinkish morning sky and sipped my coffee, listening to the conversation drifting through the open window.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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I watch office workers walk off mid-bite, sipping from paper cups of milk tea.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
So when, class after class, I saw this picture of vitality sipping a Sparkling Kiwi Guava Celsius, I thought, only half-jokingly, “Maybe that will turn me into that.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
A quintessential cool dad casually sipping on an iced Diet Coke as he shares anecdotes about his passion for acting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Two years ago, I stood at the back of a conference room in Manchester Hall, sipping a coffee and watching Andy Burnham unveil his vision for transforming technical education in Greater Manchester.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Mom and Dad were sipping coffee at the table.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
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