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quaff

[kwof, kwaf, kwawf] / kwɒf, kwæf, kwɔf /


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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

It’s the outline of Mr. Trump’s head – complete with quaff, bushy eyebrows and long neck.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2024

Juicy strawberries, wild herbs and a saline minerality combine for a refreshing, even invigorating quaff.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2021

Some visitors to Venice daydream in rocking gondolas; some sit in their favorite campiello and quaff spritzes all afternoon.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2018

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

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

With heart of Jael and with face of Ruth She sits upon the tomb of Time and quaffs Heart's blood and laughs At all Life calls most noble and the truth.

From The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy by Madison Julius Cawein

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

As diners quaffed fine wine and ate expensive dishes, they could glance at the painting by Rex Whistler depicting a hunting party riding through a fantastical landscape.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

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

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

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

As cockle-warming as it is to imagine characters we know and love seeing out their days quaffing sangria and playing Articulate!, it obviously wouldn’t make for a very good film.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 21, 2020

These days, the investor/beekeeper soaks the view in early evenings from the farmhouse porch, quaffing his Sierra Nevada beer and watching the Purple Martins, guinea fowl, hungry foxes and, of course, his buzzing bees.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2017

Men with “I Need Tickets” signs around their necks meandered through bachelorette parties quaffing from plastic cups and taking selfies outside Bridgestone Arena, where a junk car adorned with the Pittsburgh Penguins logo awaited sledgehammering.

From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2017

"Aramai yourself, with that kettle of cold water," quoth I, quaffing a sip to his infernal majesty's health and spirits.

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise


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