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When Fate has first granted just a sip of the wine of success the slip between the cup and lip comes hardest.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
He felt that to eat would choke him, but forced himself to take a sip of coffee and a bit of corn bread.
THE CROMPTONSMARY J. HOLMES
How daintily they sip it; how happy they seem; how that lucky rogue of an Irishman prattles away!
LITTLE TRAVELS AND ROADSIDE SKETCHESWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
But at this Worse looked so ferocious, that his friend took a long sip, and followed it by a fit of coughing.
SKIPPER WORSEALEXANDER LANGE KIELLAND
Billy shook hands, and took a sip out of the case-bottle, by way of clenching the reconciliation.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNE
Why, how she drumbles—I warrant she stops to take a sip on the road, and then you will think you have had unchristian measure.
THE FORTUNES OF NIGELSIR WALTER SCOTT
And so she spoke of the vine-enfolded cottage in which she fondly hoped they might soon sip together the conjugal sweets.
THE FIEND'S DELIGHTDOD GRILE
A great deal of laughter ensued, and Mrs. Sanders volunteered to humour him, so she took a slight sip out of her glass.
THE PICKWICK PAPERSCHARLES DICKENS
But to sip the full pleasure of a library you must be alone, and you must take the books yourself from the shelves.
THE HILLS AND THE VALERICHARD JEFFERIES
A portion was set before each of them, with the punga, or preliminary sip, which custom required on the part of the entertainers.
FORGING THE BLADESBERTRAM MITFORD
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WORDS RELATED TO SIP

  • affects
  • be associates with
  • bears on
  • bears upon
  • belongs to
  • centers upon
  • concern oneself with
  • concerns
  • consumes
  • deals with
  • drinks
  • eats
  • get involves in
  • handles
  • interests
  • involves
  • is a party to
  • partake of
  • pertains to
  • refers to
  • uses
  • utilizes
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