highball

Example Sentences

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Real glassware — my highball glass had dimples, which conveniently made it easier to grip in the dark — added a classy touch.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

Fill a highball glass with ice, and, if you like lime, wet the rim and inside of the glass with lime juice.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Strain the mixture into your favorite highball drinking glass and top with ginger beer and tonic water.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2023

So that’s twice he got whipped by a highball.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022

But now, glancing down, I saw something else: silver sparkles, bright-needled splinters from the broken mirror, mixed with large, unmistakable shards of a gold-rimmed highball glass, the twin of the one in my own hand.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt