swig
Example Sentences
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I remember going into that party, having a swig of beer and going, ‘Happy birthday! I have to go!’
From Los Angeles Times
The man laughed at his own joke, then, satisfied, took a swig from his plastic cup filled with a dark-colored drink.
From Washington Post
These truths lie in the background of the otherwise juvenile high jinks of drinking, getting high and hanging out, informing every swig of beer, every misguided at-home body piercing.
From Los Angeles Times
When you eat it, the swigs of halal whiskey function something like the dill pickle on a cheeseburger, but in liquid form.
From New York Times
Their heads are bowed as a man walks between them and swigs from a small bottle.
From Seattle Times
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