snifter

Example Sentences

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A fully stocked bar basks in a cerulean glow while elegant floral settings sit upon white tableclothed tables where players clink brandy snifters and chortle about the financial prospects of the pacific rim.

From Golf Digest

She would order a snifter of Grand Marnier — “that was her signature drink,” Dave said — with a large glass of water on the side.

From Washington Post

We sat side by side on the couch, cradling our snifters.

From The New Yorker

Airports are one of only five places in which it seems acceptable to have a snifter before midday, and the rate of drunk-and-disorderly passengers remains low.

From Economist

I look at them like they just offered me a snifter of cyanide.

From New York Times