plural mocktails
: a usually iced drink made with any of various ingredients (such as juice, herbs, and soda water) but without alcohol : a nonalcoholic cocktail
Though London may be home to some of the world's tastiest cocktails, it's also got some of the best mocktails going, too. Virgin drinks are starting to pop up on the menus of the city's trendiest bars to account for those nights when you want to go out but can't afford a hangover the next day.—
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Try cocktails, mocktails, or local microbrews at Main and Mountain with wings and dogs sourced from a local, natural meat purveyor.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Castalia, a perfumery by day in the home's lower level with cocktails, mocktails and snacks at night, has had an 8-year run in Midtown.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Berrier adds that many people in the community have been asking for zero-proof alternatives, so four new mocktails have also been created.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
On to the drinks themselves, because our best mocktail recipes are delicious, thoroughly adult, and a serious upgrade from what you’re used to thinking of as a nonalcoholic alternative.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Castalia, a perfumery by day in the home's lower level with cocktails, mocktails and snacks at night, has had an 8-year run in Midtown.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Berrier adds that many people in the community have been asking for zero-proof alternatives, so four new mocktails have also been created.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
On to the drinks themselves, because our best mocktail recipes are delicious, thoroughly adult, and a serious upgrade from what you’re used to thinking of as a nonalcoholic alternative.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mocktail
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“Mocktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mocktail. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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