imbibe

Example Sentences

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Perhaps the former hadn’t imbibed that classic piece of work advice: Dress for the job you want.

From The Wall Street Journal

But those who drink do not agree that this will help stop them imbibing.

From BBC

“Both of our eyes lit up imagining the agave growing on the hill,” he said of the mezcal they imbibed.

From Washington Post

But what else might influence whether someone chooses to imbibe just because it’s 5 o’clock somewhere, or instead decides to limit alcohol to mealtimes?

From Seattle Times

At home, meanwhile, the victory over Nazi Germany and the sacrifice it entailed became the source of an all-encompassing national mythology, which the young Kurkov readily imbibed.

From New York Times