sip
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Before taking the first sip, however, he snapped a photo and sent it to a group chat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Shirley Temple gets passing recognition, only via her namesake drink when the Minions visit a nightclub and sip virgin cocktails loaded with cherries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The Spanish also feel the pull, we take a final sip.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
"I didn't drink fluids for two weeks when I was in ICU, and I just remember having that sip of fresh clean water was the best thing I ever tasted in my life."
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
I took another sip, this one less tentative, and Luc raised his own glass.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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
The finished drink is then served over ice and topped with a pickle spear, which can be eaten in between sips of lemonade.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2025
“I saved up most of my money from working at the bookstore on campus,” she says as she sips her milkshake.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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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
As the work proceeded, Palacios sipped water and watched nervously.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 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
Dicey sipped tea, which she had never liked, and thought about this.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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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
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
But standing near the border, sipping coffee from a global chain while looking at the North's nondescript low-rise buildings, was "on a different scale completely", he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Meaning he won’t spend the time between now and Nov. 3 at some swank beach resort, sipping one of those colorful cocktails with a little paper parasol while musing over his inaugural address.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
“Somebody sipping tea where they shouldn’t be sipping it?” asked Clarence.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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