tankard

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Recent Examples of tankard In the worst-case scenario—when LNG makes long journeys on old, polluting tankards—the fuel is 274 percent worse for the environment than coal is. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2023 Maienfels Biergarten Grab a tankard of German beer or a knockwurst platter at Maienfels Biergarten, 505 W. Mulberry St. John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2023 The official Royal Collection shops only released their coronation collection on Friday, and by Wednesday they were sold out online of their English fine bone china coronation coffee mugs and tankards, as well as a coronation biscuit tin. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023 Food and other beverages, such as tankards of ale, will be available for purchase from the Portland Spirit galley. oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for tankard
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Noun
  • His team’s experimental setup was simple: in a beaker of water, the researchers introduced bubbles composed of methane and air.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Humans can enter a stein-holding contest, while canines can compete in a pup cup-holding challenge.
    Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The popular beer-stein holding contests — with divisions for both men and women — will be back, and there’ll also be a contest to see who wears the best dirndl and lederhosen.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other coffee-drinkers in my family prefer dessert-like beverages that can hardly be considered coffee buried beneath a cup of milk, pumps of syrup and various toppings, while others stick to instant coffee or cups of Lipton tea.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In one demo, the 132-pound robot is able to pick up a cup and dish from the living room, walk over to the kitchen sink, and carefully rinse them with water from the faucet.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If that means the Evil Twin Pink Pineapple, prepare for a goblet of roseate brew whose tartness zaps the mouth like a laser.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • My first Aero class started with a traditional strength block alternating three sets of goblet squat to bench and standing face pull, and two sets of incline plank to shoulder tap.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Eli in blonde Viking braids with a purple chalice?
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Every card is rich with symbolism: adorned with pentacles, stars, chalices and wands; bearing names like the World, Justice and Temperance; and featuring enigmatic characters like the Fool, the Lovers or the Hermit.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Tankard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tankard. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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