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sip

[sip] / sɪp /


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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

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

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

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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