cocktail

Example Sentences

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The cocktail that broke the internet predated the release of his foray into food TV: “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Pratt’s van was in front of a cocktail bar with a wooden facade that doesn’t let passersby see inside.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Now, it is leveraging the potent cocktail of an American World Cup to pack its war chest with money it plans to redistribute to FIFA’s 211 member nations around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Among other things, Crowther argues, Monroe suffered from a “poisonous cocktail of patriarchy, industry decisions, cultural stereotypes, social expectations, Marilyn’s unwitting complicity,” and more.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

I don’t tell him that it was the parrot who insisted I get myself a cocktail.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman