variants
or saki
as in wine
a Japanese alcoholic drink that is made from rice
offered a fine sake to their guests
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Recent Examples of sake
For the sake of your long-term hearing, the solution to listening to music, meetings, podcasts, and audiobooks in a loud environment shouldn’t be simply turning up the volume.
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
What heartened investors: Trump demanded that OPEC lower the price of oil for the sake of consumers — and for international peace.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This drought needs to end as soon as possible for the sake of their prestige and standing in the game alone.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
For parents sake, here is what not to bring to a restaurant:
Flying or moving objects, like balloons that could be inflated and released, airplanes, remote-control toy vehicles.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
What heartened investors: Trump demanded that OPEC lower the price of oil for the sake of consumers — and for international peace.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This drought needs to end as soon as possible for the sake of their prestige and standing in the game alone.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
For parents sake, here is what not to bring to a restaurant:
Flying or moving objects, like balloons that could be inflated and released, airplanes, remote-control toy vehicles.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for sake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sake
Noun
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There were four other Sauvignon Blanc wines in the final round.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Vintner’s Table six-course prix fixe menu paired with a wine flight will set you back $293.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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The company is pushing for most stores to deliver a drink order within 4 minutes — a plan that includes more and faster machines, improved mobile ordering and digital menu screens.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox.—
Miguel Otárola,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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In 2001, Eden gave PEOPLE an exclusive home tour, which included her collection of genie bottles.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Two roaches died in a kitchen storage cove where bottle drinks sat.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some items, like cases of beer, are marked up just a dollar above the wholesale price to stay competitive.—
Matthew Geiger,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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During the event, Buehrle also bought a round of beer for the fans in attendance Friday at the Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Chris Perugini’s introduction to whiskey came at a time when Scotch was cheap, bourbon collected dust on liquor store shelves, and the only person drinking Manhattans was your ... Editorial Standards Forbes Accolades Join The Conversation Comments 0 One Community.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Adriana Atilano, 53, a clerk at a liquor store in Pilsen who is originally from Mexico, said many Latinos in Chicago had come to resent its status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants.—
Ernesto Londoño,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Sake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sake. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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