libation

Example Sentences

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Restaurants that serve brunch are often chockfull of carousing patrons, happily sipping on the customary brunch libations while the line cooks are falling apart due to drudgery.

From Salon

This hearkens back to what might be the oldest and most widespread drinking superstition: the simple act of “pouring one out” for the beloved dead, or “libation.”

From Seattle Times

He sometimes pours out libations for them, “a very Ghanaian custom of connecting with departed ancestors.”

From Washington Post

Other differences include the proof of the two libations; the whiskey is 66 proof or 33% alcohol by volume, while the malt beverage is 33 proof or 16.5% alcohol by volume.

From Washington Times

That's why Salon Food rounded up a list of the 15 best nonalcoholic libations for Dry January — and beyond.

From Salon