cigar

Example Sentences

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I’ll continue to piece past lives together through books, phone calls and the photographs tucked into old cigar boxes under my bed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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

“The next race is about to begin, gentlemen,” Mr. Whitby guffawed, punctuating the statement with a jab of his cigar, in a flourish as enthusiastic as an orchestra conductor.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros