snifter
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Phileas Fogg, played by David Tennant, utters these words in disbelief but also in celebration over a snifter of brandy in the finale of "Around the World in 80 Days."
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2022
The second filter vignetted around the subject to make them fit in the brandy snifter.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2022
Eaton did piano bar work in hotel lounges, too, what he calls “saloon playing”: a greenback-stuffed snifter displayed prominently.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2019
It’s going to take 10 years, so don’t rinse out your snifter just yet.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2014
His sleeve catches the snifter and knocks it to the carpet.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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