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verb

ˈsip

Definition of sip

as in to drink

to swallow in liquid form slowly sipping the hot soup

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noun

as in drink

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time there are a few sips left in the glass

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The sea-facing terrace lounge is a good place to sip a glass during sunset. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 Customers are invited to hang out, maybe join in a trivia night, special tasting party or just have fun, sipping wine or craft beer while playing one of the classic board games stacked up on shelves around the room. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Guests can paddleboard into the sunset from the nearby dock or sip cocktails by the firepits scattered around the property. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026 Bring your bike along for the pretty 3-mile trail between Northfield and Dundas and enjoy a sip at Keepsake Cidery. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sip

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Most are men between the ages of 18 and 49, without a college degree, earning less than $50,000 a year, less religious than average, and likely to also drink alcohol.

— Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Food and drink Three meals a day—included in the rate, except for alcohol—are served in the main lodge, with every group being assigned the same table during their stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

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Like swallows returning home, more than 100,000 Penn State faithful flock to the fields surrounding Beaver Stadium six times a fall.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
As climate chaos causes oceans to swallow coastlands, and as surging water displaces and devastates communities, social survival will demand that people find ways to live and work with – and on – the water.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

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