Illustration of gimlet
: a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes
: having a piercing or penetrating quality
: a drink consisting of sweetened lime juice and gin or vodka and sometimes carbonated or plain water
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Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The book also casts a gimlet eye at wealth and privilege in the person of Mortimer Cropper, the Randolph Ash scholar from New Mexico who uses his massive funding to monopolize all artifacts related to Ash.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Throughout, Dunne highlights the gimlet perspective that made Didion’s writing so distinctive.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Go for an early happy hour at Lockeland Table, which serves $7 snacks and cocktails (like crab and corn fritters plus gin gimlets), with a portion of proceeds supporting local public schools.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The star fills the pages with drink recipes that balance heritage and modern tastes — from the Manhattan and gimlet to his green apple martinis — and stories of the pivotal cocktails he's had in his life.
—Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The book also casts a gimlet eye at wealth and privilege in the person of Mortimer Cropper, the Randolph Ash scholar from New Mexico who uses his massive funding to monopolize all artifacts related to Ash.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Throughout, Dunne highlights the gimlet perspective that made Didion’s writing so distinctive.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Go for an early happy hour at Lockeland Table, which serves $7 snacks and cocktails (like crab and corn fritters plus gin gimlets), with a portion of proceeds supporting local public schools.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gimlet
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“Gimlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimlet. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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