gimlet

Example Sentences

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But the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland keeps a gimlet eye on inflation data, and it has some estimates.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

His Napoleon views the world with a gimlet eye and firmly compressed lips.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

You can’t help but be invigorated by Klein’s intellectual synthesis and dexterity, even as her gimlet eye makes you want to run screaming into the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

I said, like a pedestrian, "Sounds gross, like a rare form of snot. Can I order another gimlet with you?"

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2023

However, Dad had a gimlet eye and a terrible swift sword.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey