How to Use tankard in a Sentence
tankard
noun-
Silver teapots, spoons, and tankards were used to eat and drink.
— Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Sep. 2017 -
The keg is tapped at noon, and the first 24 people to order one receive a brewery tankard.
— Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019 -
Answer: Give them a pirate’s eye patch, a buccaneer’s bandana and a tankard of rum.
— Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Oct. 2017 -
The gentlemen’s champion earned a Rookwood Pottery tankard and six ale mugs, at the time worth about $150.
— Kathrine Nero, The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2021 -
Hence, golden chalices, carved rhino horns and glass tankards.
— Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2018 -
His friend Michelle Kosilek likes to imagine him in the afterlife, sitting around a celestial campfire with a tankard of mead and a pipe.
— STAT, 14 Apr. 2021 -
Francis himself presented the officer with flowers and a pewter tankard, according to the CDA records.
— Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 July 2017 -
These are writers and editors who sip romanticism at home but who chug tankards of cynicism in public.
— Ron Charles, Philly.com, 14 Mar. 2018 -
Han has included a stone tankard crafted around 1600 similar to those Luther would have encountered in the homes of friends and during his not-infrequent visits to taverns.
— Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 11 Aug. 2017 -
The new chinaware collection includes a mug, pillbox, tankard, side plate, teacup, and saucer, all available to purchase separately.
— Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 27 Mar. 2021 -
Apples played a significant role in that: Adams reportedly drank a tankard of hard apple cider nearly every day.
— Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2021 -
When German tankards were broken and fine Chinese porcelain dropped on the floor, they were tossed into the privies for archaeologists to recover centuries later.
— Kristin Romey, National Geographic, 1 July 2016 -
Seeking her fourth term, Merkel, 62, brandished a tankard of beer after projecting herself as a defender of global stability after almost 12 years in office.
— Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg.com, 28 May 2017 -
Novelties such as covered animal dishes, syrup jugs, picture frame toothpick holder and staples such as tumblers, tankards and pitchers are all on display at the Greentown Glass Museum in Indiana.
— Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2019 -
An tankard made in the 18th century was refashioned into a milk can in the 19th century, to reflect Industrial Revolution-era temperance movements.
— Susan Dunne, courant.com, 25 May 2017 -
An official range of commemorative china and souvenir items has also gone on sale, including a tankard, pillbox, shortbread biscuits, strawberry truffles and a tea towel.
— Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 23 Sep. 2020 -
Produced by Royal Collection Trust, the official range of commemorative china — on sale now — includes a plate, coffee mug, decorative miniature coffee mug, pillbow and tankard.
— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2018
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