nightcap

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Recent Examples of nightcap In the nightcap, however, the Giants at least managed to get the game to extras. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 Trea Turner launched a leadoff shot on Adrian Houser's first pitch in the nightcap, and Schwarber followed with a 446-foot drive to right-center for his 11th homer this season. CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 The garden terrace is a perfect perch for a sunset cocktail with views of the historic neighborhood before a nightcap indoors at the Veranda Lounge. Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026 For a nightcap, stop by The Matheson and enjoy a drink on the rooftop from a menu filled with offerings made with local seasonal herbs, flowers and more. Anna Katherine Clemmons, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nightcap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightcap
Noun
  • Our stroll began outside the medieval gate—only residents can drive through the stone ramparts—and ended with an aperitif on the square.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
  • The oranges are paired with the Italian aperitif Aperol, along with prosecco and a bit of mint for a sip that is sure to satisfy.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • This silky column dress was delicate, almost like sliding into an old nightgown.
    Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 8 May 2026
  • Down her leg, under her favorite nightgown, came loose stool, clumps of it falling across the carpet.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Just like a bartender doles out advice to patrons along with their tipple of choice, the Story Tender gives book recommendations to attendees at the bar.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Expect to try tipples like a frozen piña colada with whole coffee beans and a PX sherry float.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Yellow Kid was a big bald baby of a boy, with jug ears, a gap-toothed grin, and a long yellow nightshirt.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • That blogger with a beret, Emily Cooper has flown the coop!
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In the first photo, the teen showed herself after being initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha, wearing a green beret, black jacket, white and a pink bag on her shoulder.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Video showed Schwally at the liquor store buying two large bottles of an alcoholic Long Island iced tea cocktail.
    Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The girlfriend told police the argument was over her refusal to take him to a liquor store.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Take Prada’s Spring-Summer 2023 show, where sheer, matronly nightdresses and housecoats were shown with heeled Mary Janes and tightly gripped clutch bags.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
  • The pair appear in a series of flamboyant poses: noodling on a piano; smoking solemnly in front of art works; curtsying mid-phone call in a risqué nightdress.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025

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“Nightcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightcap. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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