hangover

Example Sentences

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The hangover from a rough loss has been compounded by a series of missed opportunities to make it right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"Students are particularly at risk of missing the early warning signs of meningitis because they can be easily confused with other illnesses such as a bad cold, flu or even a hangover," warn health officials.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The next morning, I woke up with what I can only describe as a disclosure hangover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"The group and environment we've built will take care of itself, I don't think there will be too much of a hangover."

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

But that is my own illusion, a hangover from a version of reality I learned in the former time.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood