alcohol

Example Sentences

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Mullin tried unsuccessfully to get it off using soap, alcohol and other solvents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

He said it was the responsibility of politicians to protect children and argued that the issue should be treated no different to alcohol or tobacco: "There must be clear rules in the digital world too."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The discussions between the two companies come as Americans are drinking less, sending alcohol makers’ stocks sliding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Together, these findings suggest that birds and other animals, including human ancestors, may have evolved a tolerance for and sometimes even a preference for alcohol.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

A pair of eyes peered down through lenses as thick as the bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle, eyes protruding, luminous and veined, like an old biology specimen preserved in alcohol.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison