stiff drink

noun

: a strong alcoholic drink
He poured himself a stiff drink.

Examples of stiff drink in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Time to say cheers, throw back a stiff drink and go your separate ways at one of the following establishments: Burnside Inn 314 Massachusetts Ave., facebook.com/burnsideinnlounge This three-story Mass Ave joint offers plenty of quiet corners where a teardrop or two will go unnoticed. The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024 Born to Rum at Tudor Place Tudor Place, the historic home and garden in Georgetown, invites visitors in for a stiff drink during its Tudor Nights after-hours program. Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024 The title implies great physical or mental feats: a man who can forge signatures, impersonate voices, mix a stiff drink, and sing your fears away at the piano. Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024 At the end of the day, or week, or summer, the farm crew only wants a couple things; a cold shower and a stiff drink. Ian Knauer, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023 The magazine raised a toast to Church in Old Goucher as well as to Ash Bar and Bloom’s, a pair of bars inside the Hotel Ulysses, as part of its annual exploration of the country’s top spots to grab a stiff drink. Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023

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“Stiff drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiff%20drink. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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