Examples of stiff drink in a Sentence
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But sidle up to the bar, eerily silent until the restaurant quickly fills with chatter, and order a stiff drink before settling into a table and digging into heaping plates of pasta, milanesa, and a Caesar salad that always hits the spot.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
Another may want a stiff drink, a plug, a cup of tea, silence, a view of the ramp, or a place to sit with family before the flight.
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Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2026
Christmas is over, and America's distillers find themselves in need of a stiff drink.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
26 Dec. 2025
Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.
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Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Could an Egyptian pharaoh or a Chinese emperor have used a stiff drink or two to build their kingdoms?
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Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
Another may want a stiff drink, a plug, a cup of tea, silence, a view of the ramp, or a place to sit with family before the flight.
—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2026
Christmas is over, and America's distillers find themselves in need of a stiff drink.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
26 Dec. 2025
Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.
—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Could an Egyptian pharaoh or a Chinese emperor have used a stiff drink or two to build their kingdoms?
—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
16 July 2025
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“Stiff drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiff%20drink. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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