sipping

Example Sentences

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Sipping their morning coffee, cracking open the newspaper, telling that old story they’ve told too many times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Sipping coffee outside Crêpes & Grapes, a cafe on Greenleaf, Mary Gorman-Sullens said the trees provide “ambiance and character.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Sipping a hot drink as her three children played outside on the family farm, she was engrossed.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2023

Sipping black coffee on a mid-January morning in the town’s sleek café that offers knitted wear and artisanal chocolates, the retired miner recalled when the main entertainment was at the church.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Sipping her drink, Mrs. Reilly put her ear to the wall and tried to filter some meaning out of the loud shouting.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole