cigar

Example Sentences

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The Lakers have occasionally been tantalizingly close, but there’s a clear absence here of any cigar, and no chance of one walking through that door.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Stopping Celtic earning 10 titles in a row was enormous but too often it was a case of close but no cigar and at Rangers, that's not good enough.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“Mr. Chisholm, with a big cigar in his mouth, said, ‘Can you go any faster than this?’” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Picture a mom-and-pop store with an old cigar box for a till.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

I can feel the wheels about to come off the conversation, the rising annoyance in his voice as he sets down his cigar.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse