sipped

past tense of sip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sipped Whether or not customers have sipped on Arabic coffee before, the pair are confident future customers will be hooked. — Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 For cocktail hour, guests sipped and snacked on light bites while taking a look at the BTS of Siriano’s creative process and inspirations. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Bespoke Primetime hats were up for grabs that displayed the film’s name in English and Italian (Prima Serata), and guests sipped on Aperol spritzes and ate personal pizzas as the cast and crew arrived. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Sep. 2026 White rum can be sipped on its own or used in a cocktail, and there are many different styles from various countries to consider. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026 As evening fell and guests sipped drinks and ate hors d’oeuvres, John Ternus slipped into the Observatory building, an event space embedded into a meadow with a large oval window that looks out toward Apple’s main building. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 At the time, Americans sipped one dominant style of beer, a light lager, sold by big breweries such as Coors and Anheuser-Busch. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Crowe was also seen catching up with Michael Bay, who sipped on a Heineken. — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 Acker had brought two large deli coffees, and Lee sipped his from a straw. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sipped
Verb
  • Leo arrived in Lourdes from Paris on Saturday night and immediately prayed inside the Grotto of Apparitions and drank from the spring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The share of adults who drank any alcohol in the past year fell by nearly 2%, and the share who drank heavily fell by more than 8% from 2022 to 2024, according to the study.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026

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“Sipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sipped. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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