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red-eye

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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 His father, Randall, crept out from the other side of the green, having surprised Wyndham by taking a red-eye flight from Colorado to catch his son’s second major championship victory. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 22 June 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

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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

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The experience included multiple nights in the two-bedroom Oceanfront Penthouse residence overlooking the Atlantic, VIP match-day access and police escort to Miami matches, as well as daily cigars and tours of local rum distilleries.

— Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
From the same owners as Shibuya, the trendy boîte is famous for its King Kong Milk Punch, made of Jamaican rum, passion fruit, almonds, coffee and lime (€15).

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026

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