nightcap
Example Sentences
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The train will get you back to Tokyo in time for a nightcap, perhaps at Studio Mule, a listening bar in Shibuya that specializes in natural wine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
The nightcap was a Black Sabbath reunion featuring guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025
Knocks from Pages, Vargas, Rojas and Barnes in the nightcap of Tuesday’s doubleheader keyed another victory.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024
Comment: The hottest team in the conference takes the court in T Mobile Arena for the nightcap and wastes little time laying waste to the first of several victims.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
I think it is the only self-indulgence of his day’s strict routine—Parzival as a nightcap, to clear his mind of the blood that flecks the silver pips on his black collar patches.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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