quaff
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Unruly salt-and-pepper hair in a long quaff, round glasses and broad smile give James Ortiz the look of a whimsical inventor, the kind that hides away in his workshop crafting extraordinary artifacts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Evict her and this garbage premise from your brain, and quaff happily as you will!
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
But demand for the bubbly, low-calorie quaff is showing no signs of going flat, and 2020 has seen a flood of new brands hoping to get in on the party.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2020
Rich guys like him can quaff as many $1,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2009 as they want, with twice as many calories per cup as Cherry Dr. Pepper.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2019
I'm in the midst of taking a quaff of my ale and I nearly spit it all over the table.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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Patent absurdity, of course, as much then as now — no matter how many 3D-printed organs we churn out, how long we extend our telomeres, nor how many quaffs of plasma we down.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2023
In other Trump paintings on view, Saul paints the president’s blonde quaffs floating around a canvas.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2020
Before the quaffs of Champagne, though, I had to do some legwork.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2016
Both the Port City Optimal Wit and the 3 Stars Above the Clouds, a refreshing farmhouse pale ale, are perfect summer quaffs.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2015
Enright quaffs his drink all slow an' dignified, an' gazes at the Yallerhouse man on the floor.
From Wolfville by Alfred Henry Lewis
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Chey quaffed whiskey at a fried chicken restaurant last month with the gusto of two billionaires at the pinnacle of the world’s AI investment bonanza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
And Ken No. 2 star Liu commented on his doll’s perfectly quaffed hair: “I’m a little jealous to be honest.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Those are the most delightful roles to play because you get to portray this one thing: this glossy, pretty, perfectly quaffed exterior.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023
The Blonds partnered with Preciosa for the crystals seen in the show, Christian Louboutin for the custom shoes and Oribe Hair Care for the quaffed wigs, Blond said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Chiswyck cackled, quaffed his ale, and wiped the foam away with the back of his hand.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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They were chatting with each other on the Signal app as they chowed down on steaks at the Palm while Hegseth white-knuckled it through everyone else at his table quaffing their Martinis and Negronis.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
The Friday before it was, well, Friday night in a shabby but hip capital full of hip bars and hip restaurants now crammed with hordes of not-so-hip journalists quaffing hip-but-tasty cocktails alongside hip-looking Kyivites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
Pipeño is the quaffing wine of Chile, made to be consumed young and fresh and, until recently, almost never seen outside the country.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
Hirscher spoke Sunday night, at a long table next to a bar at Austria House, wearing red sneakers and jeans, surrounded by men quaffing sweet wine and Stiegl.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2018
“Here, quaffing mead and ruddy wine, Sit ye my men so brave, Whilst I go to the mountain drear, With my mother speech to have!”
From Young Swaigder, or The Force of Runes and Other Ballads by Thomas James Wise
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