quaff
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Unruly salt-and-pepper hair in a long quaff, round glasses and broad smile give James Ortiz the look of a whimsical inventor, the kind that hides away in his workshop crafting extraordinary artifacts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Juicy strawberries, wild herbs and a saline minerality combine for a refreshing, even invigorating quaff.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2021
Rich guys like him can quaff as many $1,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2009 as they want, with twice as many calories per cup as Cherry Dr. Pepper.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2019
Some visitors to Venice daydream in rocking gondolas; some sit in their favorite campiello and quaff spritzes all afternoon.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2018
I'm in the midst of taking a quaff of my ale and I nearly spit it all over the table.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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Patent absurdity, of course, as much then as now — no matter how many 3D-printed organs we churn out, how long we extend our telomeres, nor how many quaffs of plasma we down.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2023
In other Trump paintings on view, Saul paints the president’s blonde quaffs floating around a canvas.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2020
Before the quaffs of Champagne, though, I had to do some legwork.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2016
Both the Port City Optimal Wit and the 3 Stars Above the Clouds, a refreshing farmhouse pale ale, are perfect summer quaffs.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2015
All day long he quaffs the pure air with delight, revels in the freedom of the pasture-grounds, in the view of the lofty summits and of the distant horizons.
From The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism by Downton, Henry
I drank tea, quaffed vitamins, eschewed sudden movements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
And Ken No. 2 star Liu commented on his doll’s perfectly quaffed hair: “I’m a little jealous to be honest.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Those are the most delightful roles to play because you get to portray this one thing: this glossy, pretty, perfectly quaffed exterior.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023
The Blonds partnered with Preciosa for the crystals seen in the show, Christian Louboutin for the custom shoes and Oribe Hair Care for the quaffed wigs, Blond said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Chiswyck cackled, quaffed his ale, and wiped the foam away with the back of his hand.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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They were chatting with each other on the Signal app as they chowed down on steaks at the Palm while Hegseth white-knuckled it through everyone else at his table quaffing their Martinis and Negronis.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
Even though, by the 1960s, the average Californian was quaffing two gallons of wine a year to his countrymen’s one, it took time for many Californians to cultivate what is called a sophisticated palate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Hirscher spoke Sunday night, at a long table next to a bar at Austria House, wearing red sneakers and jeans, surrounded by men quaffing sweet wine and Stiegl.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2018
Men with “I Need Tickets” signs around their necks meandered through bachelorette parties quaffing from plastic cups and taking selfies outside Bridgestone Arena, where a junk car adorned with the Pittsburgh Penguins logo awaited sledgehammering.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2017
I never coveted fame as an explorer; I have enjoyed the freedom and beauty of the world, and have renewed my youth and strength in quaffing long draughts of such enjoyment.
From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
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