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highball

[hahy-bawl] / ˈhaɪˌbɔl /




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We were in a fierce seller’s market and this was typical: Friends of ours in Boston had been making wild highball offers for years, and had always been outbid.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Declaration of Independence appeared on highball glasses, tea towels and collectible plates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

"In our Mango Collins, we use a Bare NA Gin which has a peppery note to add an extra dimension to essentially a mango ginger highball."

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2023

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

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


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