speakeasy
Example Sentences
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Hood, Ling and other entrepreneurs paved the way for places like Laowai—a speakeasy inspired by Prohibition-era Shanghai.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
The aesthetically pleasing hotel has a rooftop pool, a highly Instagrammed greenhouse restaurant and the ’80s-themed speakeasy with karaoke suites.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Then came the mid-aughts cocktail renaissance — speakeasy revival, vest-wearing bartenders, the return of obscure bitters, the emergence of the cocktail-as-craft.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
The building boasts several amenities, including two lavish pools, a residents-only restaurant, a speakeasy and 24-hour catering services for residents.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025
The priest said, True for you, Tom, decent man that you are, fine man that never set foot inside a speakeasy.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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