as in liquor
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
after his daughter was born, the man never again touched alcohol
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Recent Examples of alcohol
In California, driving under the influence of cannabis is treated the same as driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Until the middle of the 20th century, factices were often crafted by luxury glassmakers including Baccarat and Lalique to be exact replicas of their regular-sized counterparts, filled with colored water or alcohol to mimic the look of actual perfume.
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April Long,
Allure,
24 June 2026
The alcohol in a drink won’t kill anything frozen into the cubes, so ask for beverages served without ice.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The gracious — and perfectly acceptable — way is not to serve alcohol to anyone.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for alcohol
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Until the middle of the 20th century, factices were often crafted by luxury glassmakers including Baccarat and Lalique to be exact replicas of their regular-sized counterparts, filled with colored water or alcohol to mimic the look of actual perfume.
—
April Long,
Allure,
24 June 2026
The alcohol in a drink won’t kill anything frozen into the cubes, so ask for beverages served without ice.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The gracious — and perfectly acceptable — way is not to serve alcohol to anyone.
—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for alcohol
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcohol
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The investigation is ongoing, and details where and how the liquor was manufactured have not been released.
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On their way to Foxborough for an opening match against Haiti, Scottish fans reportedly bought up all the beer—including Tennent's Lager, a popular beer in Scotland—at local bars and liquor stores.
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The bagpipes, the booze, the kilts!
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The boat was later found to contain 61 empty and partially empty booze bottles and cans, after FWC officers pulled the boat from the bay a day after the crash.
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For drinks, lean on pre-batched cocktails, a help-yourself bar, freezer-door cocktails or wine.
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Sandlot Social softly opened this week, offering cheap drinks, beer pong, putt-putt and — perhaps most notably — 10 baseball simulators.
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“Alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcohol. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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