tankard

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Recent Examples of tankard The official Royal Collection shops only released their coronation collection on Friday, and by Wednesday they were sold out online of their English fine bone china coronation coffee mugs and tankards, as well as a coronation biscuit tin. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023 Food and other beverages, such as tankards of ale, will be available for purchase from the Portland Spirit galley. oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023 Life in the Gladney house carries on in a state of messy domestic bliss, tempered with the usual petty irritations and complaints — until the day a highly flammable tankard collides with a train outside of town, and a noxious black plume appears on the horizon. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2022 And by the end of the 18th Century, a sitting American President (John Adams) was proudly admitting to drinking a tankard of the juice every morning to calm his stomach. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for tankard
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Noun
  • Other shots nod to his swimming career in Dsquared2 briefs, and to his Ivy League degree with a runway-ready lab suit with a beaker while tangled in medical tubing.
    Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The colorful wheely case opens up to reveal test tubes, a beaker, safety goggles, a working scale, and other tools.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Expect pictures from various party headquarters, with everyone huddled around lead candidates — champagne flutes or beer steins in hand, depending on the party — waiting for those first results.
    Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The ceremonial keg tapping takes place Friday evening, and the weekend lineup includes a German chocolate cake baking contest, a stein hoisting contest, and a chicken dance competition (costumes and creativity encouraged).
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But at its heart, the AeroPress remains a compact and ingeniously simple coffee maker, using pressure applied by hand to extract a smooth but richly flavorful and aromatic cup.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • For a full palette of watercolors, combine 1 cup of baking soda with 3/4 cup white vinegar, 2 tablespoons corn syrup, and 1 cup cornstarch.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • One interesting depiction of the Last Supper was found above a German coat of arms, which depicted a goblet, a platter, and a round piece of bread with a hole in it, similar to a Jerusalem bagel.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • For those who enjoy libations from goblets or glasses, the rowdy evening that ensues should sound familiar.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Having established the sales leads as the play’s golden chalice, Scene Two introduces the scam, a favorite Mamet motif.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The cardinals fold their ballots twice and drop them into a chalice, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2013

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“Tankard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tankard. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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