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wineglass

[wahyn-glas, -glahs] / ˈwaɪnˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /


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“The wineglass was so delicate, and her touch so assured, that she could change its shape from round to oval without breaking it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 1, 2026

That’s when Justice Antonin Scalia spoke, wineglass in hand, eyes beaming with excitement.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2023

Wrapped in beige cashmere, fully made up, seated on expensive furniture with wineglass in hand, Ms. Qualley looks like she belongs there.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2021

Often the games are interrupted by a family dog barking in the background, an internet connection failing or a wineglass tragically going empty.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2020

When the room quieted, he lifted his wineglass.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

As they stood around waiting, they held wineglasses and sang “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless the USA.”

From Slate Mar. 4, 2024

Early birds carted off their treasures, while latecomers swarmed over boxes of stemless wineglasses and waffle-knit slippers, grabbing whatever they could carry or pry from the wall.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2023

We bonded briefly, as restaurant owners, when I stopped by to greet them and refill their wineglasses.

From New York Times Jul. 21, 2021

Ashley McHugh and her husband, Peter Dieringer, are among those bowling next to the wineglasses and associated cheese plate.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2019

She discovered that underneath the aspect of the Rumpled Porcupine, a tortured Marxist was at war with an impossible, incurable Romantic—who forgot the candles, who broke the wineglasses, who lost the ring.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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