nightcap

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Recent Examples of nightcap Then go to Boardwalk Billy’s and/or Armored Cow for a nightcap. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025 Tylor Megill will take the ball for Mendoza in the nightcap. James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025 After dinner, head downstairs to Canes & Tails for a nightcap. Amber Gibson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025 In the nightcap, Hockey East playoff champion Maine scored first, but then Penn State took over. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightcap
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Noun
  • Founded by Lily Geiger, who lost her father to alcoholism, Sole looks like an aperitif but avoids mimicking the taste of alcohol.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
  • Campari is an Italian aperitif that originated in Italy in the 1800s.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • If Pamela Anderson is wearing a nightgown as a dress, so am I.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • One doll, the height of a 3-foot-3 child, was dressed in a white nightgown and laid out on a couch.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Freshly prepared rolls from the sushi bar are paired here with a smattering of seasonal tipples — each one built around an elevated base spirit.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
  • But one of the best ways to try the local tipples remains bellying up where they’re made.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.
    Clint Davis, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Petite Plume also sells silk pajama sets and nightshirts in whimsical prints, to make for a memorable gift.
    Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
  • At center is a war veteran, whose low-slung homburg casts a shadow over his heavy eyes: a dark band that contrasts with the white gauze wrapping his absent nose.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • Then, retire to the spacious living room to sip a digestif on one of the large couches.
    Shannon Sharpe, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2025
  • It’s been almost a year since The Bear season three ended with a digestif of cliffhangers.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hurts wore a black velvet embellished with gemstones along his shoulders, and accessorized his look with a black beret and jewelry by Tiffany & Co. and Breitling.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • Though the actor, sporting with a beret and long hair at the premiere, was nowhere to be seen at THR‘s afterparty.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • According to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, liquor stores are only required to close on Sundays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
  • The bag had clothes, a speaker, candles, liquor, baby oil and Astroglide, Kaplan said.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 21 May 2025

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“Nightcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightcap. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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