How to Use barkeep in a Sentence

barkeep

noun

• Bloom’s a more involved barkeep than the laid-back Carroll was.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• The head hung on a fence near the barn for a year until Herndon was telling the local barkeep about his unusual score.
  — Pj Delhomme, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2020
• There were no masks among the patrons; the barkeep scrutinized documents while pulling on the tap.
  — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
• The 1930s vintage of the place might prompt you to pick a Martini, a Manhattan, or an Old Fashioned; barkeeps will do right by all of the above.
  — Alex Van Buren, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2018
• You are invited to vote once per hour for your favorite barkeep.
  — Hannah Drown, cleveland.com, 8 June 2017
• Whiskey aficionados take note: Two hundred varieties line the shelves, with ladders for the barkeeps at the ready.
  — Howard Cole, latimes.com, 12 July 2018
• In person, Kasich is like a manic barkeep who talks too much but also makes some sense.
  — Lisa Miller, Daily Intelligencer, 29 Oct. 2017
• The barkeep pointed out a pair of women, so Melvin sent over some drinks and invited them to join in the festivities.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 July 2017
• When the barkeep made the approach with my pathetic offer of another round, Bird shook his head.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021
• The lobby is all polished rosewood with travertine marble floors, a grand piano, a glass pool table, and a barkeep in a white tux.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
• Jessie knows where the girl is going next: to the barkeep who facilitated her assault.
  — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2021
• Sensing a marketing scheme, the barkeep got Herndon to bring in the antlers to show off in his window and hopefully attract thirsty hunters.
  — Pj Delhomme, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2020
• The rotating crew of barkeeps can guide you through a tasting before selling you a bottle of your favorite.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2019
• Garrett Hedlund pops up as a nice barkeep with money issues.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022
• An absinthe fountain sits prominently between guests and barkeeps and bottles crowd narrow shelves on the bar wall.
  — Stephanie Burt, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2018
• Or crash in at closing time on your birthday and the barkeep who knows your name will pour you and your lady a glass of champagne — quite literally what happened to Joe Mario last week.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2020
• Stone’s Throw, the Montrose bar owned by one of the most prolific and successful restaurateurs and barkeeps on Westheimer, has closed.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2020
• Only the most historically minded barkeep is likely to know how to make one today—or even that there used to be a cocktail named Daisy.
  — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 22 Feb. 2017
• Only the most historically minded barkeep is likely to know how to make one today—or even that there used to be a cocktail named Daisy.
  — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 22 Feb. 2017
• Guests can ask servers and barkeeps for a credit card-like loyalty card, which is then activated on Trick Dog’s website.
  — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2018
• There’s no distinction between barkeep and barista, as everyone is cross-trained; the space was cannily configured to Death and Co.'s specs.
  — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2018
• The sharp-suited barkeeps are the storytellers, transporting guests to cocktail Narnia.
  — Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2020
• The show’s other big name is James Franco, playing identical twins: Vincent, a hardworking barkeep, and Frankie, a hard-gambling black sheep.
  — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2017
• Without asking permission, the barkeep swipes the driver's license through a card reader and the device flashes a green light approving the order.
  — Kim Zetter, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2004
• James Franco has a duel role as twin brothers Vincent, a rare honest barkeep with connections, and Frankie, a reckless wildcard.
  — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• Some of Philly’s best barkeeps are offering booze-less alternatives.
  — Oona Goodin-Smith, Philly.com, 13 July 2018
• Their father died of cancer before they were born, and their mother, Nora, works simultaneously as the town barkeep and the town therapist.
  — Washington Post, 22 June 2021
• As an essayist and editor, Fitzgerald had long served as a kind of genial barkeep of the literary internet — an avuncular, boozy presence with killer taste in books.
  — Robert Moor, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2021
• Suzanne, the barkeep, instructed us on the method involved in affixing legal tender roughly 10 feet up without benefit of a ladder.
  — Cirrus Wood, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019
• Skeptics were thrilled by the opportunity to use the nickname Bud Lite when denouncing him as an inexperienced barkeep.
  — Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 10 May 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024