ardent spirits
Example Sentences
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Yet the nation's most famous glutton spurned ardent spirits for orange juice and lemon pop.
From Time Magazine Archive
I, John E. Long, secretary of Oregon, do hereby certify that the foregoing act on ardent spirits is truly and correctly revised by me.
From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by William Henry Gray
As a beverage they do not use ardent spirits, and seem to have no taste or desire for the article, though they drink the ordinary claret—rarely anything stronger.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou
The promises of commercial, religious, and political tolerance had produced little effect on the more ardent spirits.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson
The great charm of the Mess is to those young, ardent spirits fresh from Sandhurst or Eton, sick of mathematics and bored with false quantities.
From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Charles James Lever
