hooch

Example Sentences

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In a fit of anger, he took the Guam flag out of his vest and ran it up a makeshift flagpole outside his hooch, 20 feet into the sky, violating military policy.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

“He volunteered to go to Iraq for a year. Unfortunately, his hooch was right next to one of those burn pits.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Mr Phillips also shared details of their lives, such how the prisoners saved the Red Cross sugar, raisin and prune rations for the occasional "hooch night", and how he became "obsessed" with escape.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2019

He was unloading into a hooch and he heard a noise.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019

We had put straw and leaves on the roof of our hooch back at the base to keep the sun from baking us, but it didn’t help that much.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers