sipped

Example Sentences

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As she sipped a coffee, she reflected on those 21-year-old aspirations.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

At around 1 p.m., a line extended out the door and into the plaza, where many people sipped on the chain’s famous $21 “strawberry glaze” smoothies and munched on $18 prepackaged Thai tofu salads.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Men and women from their 20s to their 70s slurped hakka noodles and sipped pinot grigio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Some sipped coffees, and looked around, avoided eye contact, and waited.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

He sipped his coffee as delicately as a debutante, as slowly as an octogenarian.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy