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

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

At a recent cocktail hour for young professionals on Akron’s North Side, Alexis King, 31, recounted “grudgingly” moving to Akron from Philadelphia in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

She was already wearing a salmon-pink cocktail dress.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling