cocktail

Example Sentences

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If not, we’d go to Musso & Frank Grill to get a shrimp cocktail and steak dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

My mom worked there as a cocktail waitress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

Dresses—prom, homecoming, cocktail, formal, even wedding—were displayed on mannequins.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia