hangover

Example Sentences

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The hangover from a rough loss has been compounded by a series of missed opportunities to make it right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Rams coach Sean McVay, West Coast area scout Vito Gonella and director of scouting strategy James Gladstone identified Nacua as a must-have addition to a team coming off a horrendous 2022 Super Bowl hangover.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"Students are particularly at risk of missing the early warning signs of meningitis because they can be easily confused with other illnesses such as a bad cold, flu or even a hangover," warn health officials.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

It was a hangover from the mental and physical exertions spent over the whole Bethpage cycle.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The doctor was, if not elderly, pushing his luck, but who am I to say he had a hangover?

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck