sundowners

plural of sundowner, Australian

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sundowners Rascal has a flat-top roof where the group gathered most nights for canapes and sundowners at anchor, or when under way, sat in lounges on the sun deck, watching the islands in the distance. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025 In the foothills of Mount Kenya, Mukima Manor offers a seamless blend of high-end luxury and immersive ecotourism, providing guests with an opportunity to marvel at megafauna by day and then sip sundowners on the terrace by night. Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundowners
Noun
  • Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Commonweal a Berrigan brother wrote from jail of the hopeful solidarity among his Black cellmates; Catholic Worker newspapers, their cheap ink faded by an afternoon of sunlight, described finding Christ among tramps on the breadline and exhorted readers to join Him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Ndiaye aside, Everton have long lacked bums-off-seats kinds of players.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Not long ago, vagrants stole my sister’s bikes.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Sundowners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundowners. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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