quaffed

past tense of quaff

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quaffed The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale). Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quaffed
Verb
  • Svetlana sipped a fancy mixture of espresso and orange juice.
    Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Russell sipped alcohol straight from the bottle and Ivaniukas triumphantly held up her ring for the celebratory photo op.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Giovanni drank himself into an early grave.
    Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Marathon runners collapsing at the finish line often drank too much plain water, not too little.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Quaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quaffed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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