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 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
  • Across town, Lincoln’s is an exception to the speakeasy rule.
    James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • An at-home speakeasy vibe that feels more intentional and less of an afterthought.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Aug. 2024
  • Auric Room 1915 opened as Big Sky, Montana’s members-only supper club and speakeasy.
    Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

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