How to Use speakeasy in a Sentence

speakeasy

noun

• The bar next door felt like a speakeasy that had come clean.
  — Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022
• For a speakeasy scene, head to The Saint and Dirty Laundry.
  — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
• The look of the restaurant’s speakeasy evokes the black and gold hues of Incan gold mines.
  — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
• And as far as speakeasies go, The Upright was top-notch.
  — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
• The complex would have a restaurant, event space and a speakeasy.
  — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2022
• The cannabis speakeasy will be the first of its kind in California as well as in the U.S.
  — Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 3 June 2021
• The home also comes with a private movie room and speakeasy.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
• Just a few steps down from the lounge is the Balzac Bar, with its Parisian speakeasy vibes and moody lighting.
  — Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2024
• The basement is now supposed to feel more like a speakeasy lounge.
  — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 6 Feb. 2020
• There are restaurants and bars and speakeasies, and great cafes and shopping.
  — Larry Bleiberg, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2020
• The church opened a speakeasy, Le Béthel, in 2022 as a meeting place for locals and tourists alike.
  — Chloé Braithwaite, New York Times, 25 July 2024
• Next door is a secret speakeasy, owned by the same couple.
  — Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020
• BodyVox teams with the Akropolis Reed Quintet to bring back the era of flappers and speakeasies.
  — oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2020
• Inside the space looked like a speakeasy, and the late-night party went until 4 a.m.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
• Tucked under the stairs of The George on Washington is a speakeasy that has gone back to its roots.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022
• The event will feature the Screamin’ Eagles Jazz Band, a speakeasy, food, a castle tour and more.
  — courant.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• The Heights Bar is serving patrons, but the speakeasy, called the Turncoat, is not yet open to the public.
  — Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
• Among them is the basement speakeasy, which one of Fowler's descendants ran and called the Crock Club.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2021
• At a speakeasy with Armando, Mencía is approached by the owner of the club.
  — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021
• Initially designed as a late night speakeasy, the bar now opens at the same time as the restaurant.
  — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 21 Jan. 2020
• Two weeks ago out-of-state patrons were wall to wall at a speakeasy in the Dallas Arts District.
  — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 24 May 2021
• Harlem Nights from World of Chris Collins takes wearers to a speakeasy with notes of musk and rum that evoke cigars, top-shelf liquor and 1920s nightlife.
  — Rachel Strugatz, New York Times, 23 June 2022
• The step-down living room has vaulted ceilings and a speakeasy-style wet bar.
  — Neal J. Leitereg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2019
• The owners plan to open a speakeasy inside the restaurant called Tango Bar.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 5 Nov. 2020
• The movie star and speakeasy maven Texas Guinan sometimes worked there, according to Mr. Seeve.
  — Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
• The hot dog stand had a drive-up window, outdoor seating and at one point, a speakeasy in the basement.
  — Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2020
• Concerts, speakeasies and escape rooms have played with the format, too.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• An award-winning chef is leading the menu, the drinks menu pays homage to Louisville, and the speakeasy even has a bowling alley.
  — The Courier-Journal, 17 Nov. 2022
• The bar—then a speakeasy, open only on Fridays—had been in the Balzano family since 1917.
  — Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
• Located in the former Crackers, the venue pays homage to listening rooms and speakeasies.
  — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024