hangover

Example Sentences

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Victory in the first Test against New Zealand was supposed to be a small step towards shaking off the Ashes hangover.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A punishing hangover from pandemic-era overinvestment had already left the gaming industry reeling.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

If every day has been a party for chip stocks, tomorrow could bring a hangover.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Pfizer is trying to recover from a postpandemic hangover in which demand for its Covid-19 vaccine and treatment have plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Robbie had put down his trowel and stood to roll a cigarette, a hangover from his Communist Party time—another abandoned fad, along with his ambitions in anthropology, and the planned hike from Calais to Istanbul.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan