strong waters
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Helms alone does not drink strong waters of any kind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps only through such filters as Alexander platz will Joyce's strong waters be made potable to the public.
From Time Magazine Archive
We gave a circumstantial account of our deliverance; and, as they were willing to contribute to our relief, they supplied us with food, wine, strong waters, and whatever else might renovate our exhausted spirits.
From The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms
In the hall, within, a number of gentlemen, more or less mud-bespattered, regaled themselves with cheerful conversation, with strong waters of unexceptionable quality, and with their host, Mr. Cathcart's very excellent cigars.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Lucas Malet
For the sternest of reasons the Commandant had, for two or three years past, denied himself the taste of strong waters.
From Major Vigoureux by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
