fag

Example Sentences

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The ICC cannot allow the championship to continue as if designed on the back of a fag packet.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Shadow justice secretary David Lammy said the plan lacked detail and was "written on the back of a fag packet" to "assuage" anti-racism protests.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2020

In archival video from that day, a protester clambers to the top of the gates and sits there nonchalantly smoking a fag, while police in short-sleeved shirts look on in horror.

From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2020

No sickies, no holiday, no Tweetdeck, no fag breaks, no long lunches, no watercooler chit-chat, no urge-driven browsing, no early finishes.

From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2019

And they laugh and drink their tea and smoke their Woodbines and tell one another the fag is the only comfort they have.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt