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red-eye

noun

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as in rotgut

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Recent Examples of red-eye Along for the thrill ride were Clark’s brother and sister, his girlfriend Emily Tanner, and his dad, Randall, who pulled off the epic Father’s Day surprise by taking a red-eye flight — and ended up seeing his son win in-person for the first time. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 Clark's dad took a red-eye from Denver to be there for his son's major win. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 22 June 2026 There was also a nice moment with his dad, who surprised him after flying to New York on a red-eye Sunday morning. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 With his dad at Blue Bell Park after taking a red-eye flight from Los Angeles, Andrew delivered a 421-foot blast that his dad and the USC Trojans won’t soon forget. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for red-eye

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But mingling with Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner, cocktail in hand, makes even a rotgut movie a top-shelf experience.

— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
Born in 1912 to a Kashmiri family in the northern state of Punjab, Manto fell under the spell of Gorky and Poe, not to mention the rotgut that would kill him at the age of forty-two.

— Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022

Definition of rotgut

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Burnett leaned into the character’s drinking habit, hiccupping through Miss Hannigan’s swigs from a bottle of bathtub gin.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
It is known for its refreshing notes of honey and lemon, which balance out the immense spice of bathtub gin.

— Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024

Definition of bathtub gin

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Public health data has taught us that alcohol, which can be fine when consumed in moderation, can be harmful to individual and societal health in excessive amounts.

— Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
In fact, the organizers have expressly banned alcohol and drugs from the event – and the attendees wouldn’t have it any other way.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

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Since March 2025, every Canadian province except for Alberta and Saskatchewan has banned the sale of American booze.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
With information about the negative effects of alcohol dominating the headlines, gatherings that were previously based strictly around booze are dwindling.

— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026

Definition of booze

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There were no vendors hawking bootleg royal-wedding merch, no screaming lines of fans, not even that many impromptu sing-alongs (some were solicited by journalists looking for content).

— Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 6 July 2026
Yolo County prosecutors have said he was connected to the bootleg fireworks that killed the girl.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of bootleg

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Below, discover five rums to try in your mojito this Saturday—and all summer long.

— Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
There are several different rums in the lineup, including un-aged and barrel-aged versions, as well as a spiced rum that’s smoked over a peat fire to give it some of that classic Islay character.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 July 2026

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