barroom

Example Sentences

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The followers are in fact the key to totalitarian movements, without whom the charismatic leader would simply be a barroom bloviator.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

There’s no arbiter for that, but it’s an interesting barroom question.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

She’s never in a headline about yachts, barroom dustups or traffic offenses.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2023

Bentley promises a diverse album, “from the arena shaker to the barroom weeper to the bluegrass fireballer.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023

And contrary to countless barroom conversations, the law of large numbers doesn’t imply the gambler’s fallacy: that a head is more likely after a string of tails.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos