liquor

Example Sentences

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U.S. officials have criticized a decision by Canadian provinces to ban the sale of U.S. wine and spirits at their government-run liquor stores, and Greer has warned of retaliation if the prohibition remains in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Alberta and Saskatchewan have a fully privatised liquor retail system.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

White liquor is an alkaline chemical containing sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The son of a bartender and a liquor salesman, he was raised in Portland, Ore. — which he and his family still called home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

She keeps an honest, one price house, sells no hard liquor, and permits no loud or vulgar talk in her house.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck