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Synonyms & Antonyms for liquor
Synonyms: Noun
alcohol, aqua vitae, ardent spirits, booze, bottle, drink, firewater, grog, hooch [slang], inebriant, intoxicant, John Barleycorn, juice [slang], lush [slang], moonshine, potable, rum, sauce [slang], spirits, stimulant, strong drink, tipple
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of liquor in a Sentence
Noun
He drinks beer and wine, but he doesn't drink any hard liquor. vodka, whiskey, and other liquorsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Nestle your wine and liquor into the cubes to keep it chilled! — Brianna Steinhilber, NBC News, "Margarita watermelon popsicles — plus 4 other summer cocktail hacks," 31 Aug. 2019 Nationwide, at least 475 other cities and 18 states also have raised the age for buying e-cigarettes to 21, the same threshold for buying beer or liquor. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Vaping triggers health issues for Florida teens," 31 Aug. 2019 The Arizona Diamondbacks’ bar crawl lets fans explore Chase Field while trying beer, wine and liquor samples along the way. — Laura Latzko, azcentral, "D-Backs bar crawl lets you go behind the scenes at Chase Field," 27 Aug. 2019 Alcohol drinkers have been generally favoring premium beer and liquor. — Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, "Natural Light hard seltzer? Anheuser-Busch is leaning into the trend," 10 Aug. 2019 This gold one is absolutely gorgeous and has multiple levels and trays to hold your wine, liquor, glasses, and other goodies. — Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY, "Wayfair is having a massive two-day sale on furniture this weekend," 10 Aug. 2019 Two days of gourmet food trucks, beer, wine, liquor and a carnival come to South Glastonbury at the Elks B.P.O.E., 98 Woodland St., on Aug. 3 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Aug. 4 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Courant Staff, courant.com, "Six things to do over the next 6 days," 28 July 2019 In addition to a solid lineup of affordable beer and liquor, the bar offers barbecue and sushi, an outdoor patio, board games, walls covered in detailed murals, and periodic live music. — Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, "One Day, One Place: Mount Shasta, California," 11 July 2019 Indeed, changing state law involving beer and liquor can be fraught with challenges. — nola.com, "Louisiana craft brewers tap into competition, slowing sales," 16 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Looking down in South Florida, Key West ranked 13th with 4.0% of such posts being at least a little liquored up. — David Selig, sun-sentinel.com, "Florida vacationers post lots of boozy photos on Instagram when they visit us," 29 July 2019 Drescher, who starred in seasons 5 and 6, said the show’s production team could go too far with their eagerness to liquor up the cast and alleged she was once pressured to take a shot of alcohol while filming. — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Andy Cohen Denies Aviva Drescher's Claim That RHONY Producers Force Cast to Drink: 'So Dumb'," 18 June 2018 Here, select a fruity (liquored) popsicle to be plopped into a giant glass of rosécco. — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, "Childhood’s Reprisal at Loopy Doopy," 15 June 2018 The votes on the Liquor Division budget were sharply divided, with members with religious objections to liquor consumption, including Martin, generally opposing adding the two new state liquor stores. — Betsy Z. Russell, idahostatesman, "Lawmaker tries, fails to block new Boise-area liquor stores | Idaho Statesman," 8 Mar. 2018 From the bride and groom’s perspective, the anticipation of getting all your guests adequately liquored up without going overboard—or spending all your money—can seem like a tall order. — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit, "5 Drink Mistakes to Not Make at Your Wedding," 3 Aug. 2017 From the bride and groom’s perspective, the anticipation of getting all your guests adequately liquored up without going overboard—or spending all your money—can seem like a tall order. — Bon Appetit, "5 Drink Mistakes to Not Make at Your Wedding," 24 July 2017 Boat racing in Madison dates to the 1800s, when steamboat captains liquored up on Kentucky moonshine challenged each other to races on the Ohio at speeds reaching 10 mph. — Gregg Doyel, The Courier-Journal, "Doyel: Can a dead man save the Madison Regatta?," 28 June 2017 Because there are always a handful of jerks in just about any ballpark who get themselves liquored up and allow that filter that hides their real selves to stop functioning? — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, "Schmuck: No one should have to deal with what Adam Jones did Monday at Fenway," 2 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'liquor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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