dram
Example Sentences
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It was, after all, an illegal dram shop during Prohibition and the need for secrecy was essential, especially since the queer patrons themselves were breaking the law by openly existing in public.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
To him, spirits provided what he called “accessible luxury” to customers — a dram of the good life even in an unstable economy.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023
White has just played 90. b2-b3 when the dram really kicks in.
From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2022
And I remember my own short-lived stint in panto with the local am dram company.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2021
I had been on the other side of the river buying a dram of quicksilver and a pouch of sea salt.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing dram
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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