nightcaps

plural of nightcap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightcaps
Noun
  • Okay, that sounded weird—but Carter’s sells a handful of their adorable holiday nightgowns for little girls with a matching version for their tiny doll BFFs.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After fermenting the beans with a mix of those microbes, the beans were dried and ground to produce cocoa liquors.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In 1919 the United States Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those spirits were awakened by several methods, from burying the packet in the ground, to tying macrame-like knots onto the parcels, to driving nails into the amulet—all to fulfill the requests of Congolese practitioners.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Before the event takes a deadly turn, Harry appears to be in uncharacteristically high spirits in the trailer.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Someone occasionally passed out and had to be carried to his room; others drank on the patio where there was camaraderie but no close friendships because their primary interactions were with their bottles.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Bobrovsky decided to follow in the Hall of Famer’s footsteps almost three years ago, gifting wine bottles of his own to his teammates.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While those connotations may have long since lost their relevance, contemporary designers have been embracing lace more than ever recently, filling collections in New York Bridal Fashion Week with beautiful gowns crafted in the delicate, classic material.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Hailey, meanwhile, pulled out all the stops with three custom bridal gowns.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Known for a film repertoire that roamed from The Godfather (1972) and Manhattan (1979) to Baby Boom (1987), Keaton also cut a sartorial dash in fashion, with her penchant for bowler hats, bow ties and berets.
    Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Pinochet himself was protected by the boinas negras, the black berets, an elite military group.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Antinori, who has worked in top-tier hotel bars across Europe, has eschewed the complexity of modern mixology in favor of straightforward, unpretentious tipples that spotlight quality local ingredients.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The WhistlePig team traveled to Mexico to learn about both of these drinks, but in the distillery’s usual fashion this was for inspiration and not to actually bring back barrels for cask finishing.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Our friends, Middletown natives, cheered and poured drinks.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Nightcaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightcaps. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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