How to Use barman in a Sentence

barman

noun
  • Costas, a Greek barman, has had three jobs in the past few months.
    The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
  • There was the teenage barman Mikey Reilly with his pink cheeks and sawdust crew cut.
    Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
  • But in the end, Harry Denton was a barman without a bar.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Two bars — one on the main floor and one on the roof — sell cocktails made by a former Ace Hotel barman.
    Josie Sexton, The Know, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Michele Bronzin, a barman at Florian, calls it more than just a café.
    Tara Isabella Burton, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2021
  • There’s no mistaking this one-two punch of a drink for the handiwork of a craft barman.
    Sarah Karanasiewicz, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2017
  • But right now, Facebook is like some weird barman who is slightly masochistic and enjoys the bar fight.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Hang him in a museum—the barman was a potbellied portrait of hear no evil.
    Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • One of the saddest stories is that of Mentor Krasniqi, 46, who came to Germany as a refugee from Kosovo and worked as a barman.
    New York Times, 18 July 2021
  • Ask for ‘a pint of bitter in a jug’ and let the barman / barwoman recommend their favorite beer.
    Ben Redshaw, Cincinnati.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The film festival is all about the bellini: a mix of blushing pink peach juice and sparkling wine, first invented here in Venice in the 30s by the barman at Harry’s Bar.
    Skye McAlpine, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2018
  • The barman said the only local people who wanted to stop the mine were those in wealthier parts of the neighboring Lake District.
    Max Colchester, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Patio seating makes a great spot to watch the sunset while sipping the barman’s signature cocktails.
    Katherine Rodeghier, Dallas News, 18 June 2019
  • Mel also becomes involved with a handsome barman and lots of babies.
    Jim Kiest, ExpressNews.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • And still in place is Colin Field, Bar Hemingway’s head barman who is a celebrity in his own right, in part, because of his inventive cocktails.
    Shivani Vora, New York Times, 2 June 2016
  • The drinks, by the way, precisely stirred and expertly poured by white-jacketed barmen and women, are as delicious as the setting.
    Linda Pugliese, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The two businesses run by revered local barman Sean Kenyon are stepping up to fill in that niche of a hardcore Christmas celebration.
    Josie Sexton, The Know, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Over his 21 years as head barman, Gilmore invented numerous cocktails to mark special events and important guests.
    Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2019
  • As waiters circulate with duck rillettes pot pie and tuna tartare tacos, two barmen pour wines meant to mimic those tasted by the play’s characters, old friends on a California spree.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Behind it, barman Didier Hubert bustles, serving drinks and company to the bar’s loyal clientele.
    Thibault Camus, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Kenta Goto, owner and barman, was once at Pegu Club, and has retained that famous bar’s excruciating attention to detail.
    Alex Van Buren, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2018
  • That was problematic, the chatter went, because all her family members had contact with dozens each day: Her brother was a barman at a trendy watering hole, and her father worked for a government agency.
    New York Times, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The traveling barman learned this technique during an exploratory agave trip to Oaxaca, Mexico.
    AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2018
  • But being a barman is a dangerous trade in Iraq, where alcohol shops are frequently targeted by disapproving militias.
    Samya Kullab, Star Tribune, 3 Feb. 2021
  • Another muddled mint-laden concoction is the whiskey smash, invented by 19th century barman Harry Johnson.
    Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The former bank vault, embellished with luxurious velvet, provides a stunning atmosphere and the barman extraordinaire Ryan Chetiyawardana (a.k.a. Mr Lyan) creates some exceptional cocktails.
    Juyoung Seo, Forbes, 6 July 2021

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