honky-tonks

plural of honky-tonk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for honky-tonks
Noun
  • Main Street, running from the riverfront to Seventh Street, was lined with restaurants, saloons, offices, and shops.
    Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Visitors can explore the town, including hotel, doctor’s office, church, blacksmith shop, jail and saloons.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The bill would allow taverns to sell cigars and pipe tobacco, which could then be smoked on the bar's premises.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • From Bavarian caves to Bohemian beer halls, from Milwaukee taverns to Oktoberfest tents, lagers have always been tied to the vessels they’re served in.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Drafts of instructions and pubs usually have some additional changes before their final release.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, along with nearby Covington and Frankfort, Bardstown offers some of the most respected bourbon distilleries in the world as well as restaurants, pubs, diners, boutique hotels, and more.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Honky-tonks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honky-tonks. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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