How to Use whiskey in a Sentence
whiskey
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The mash bill All whiskeys have what’s called a mash bill.
—Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
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The Irish are known for whiskey and hating the English.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
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Pick a glass etched with one of 32 cities across the U.S., and pair it with his favorite whiskey.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
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Evan Hansen reached into the cast on his left arm and eased out a nip of whiskey.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
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The whiskey is non-chill filtered and bottled at 108.2 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
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One of those was learning to let go of things that weren’t good for you, and one of those was drinking whiskey.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
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The Bar at Bowie House will serve all-day bites and a variety of cocktails and whiskeys.
—Tribune News Service, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
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The crisp one-liners are delivered with vigor and go down with the snap of a shot of whiskey.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
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There are some key requirements for a whiskey to be called Irish whiskey.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
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There might even be some Hawaiian whiskey involved (yes, that’s a thing).
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
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The Flatiron Room isn’t just a place to enjoy a few drams of fantastic whiskey.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023
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And if whiskey isn't your thing, this is a darn good way to celebrate instead.
—Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 16 Feb. 2023
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Some of the flavorful fat is mixed with whiskey, frozen, then double-strained out.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2023
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Back at camp, Spencer downs a bottle of whiskey while having his wounds tended to.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2022
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And plenty of folks who are in Dublin on business do find their way here for a Guinness or a whiskey.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
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Save on the best whiskey gifts with these Huckberry promo codes.
—Sean Evans, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2023
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The affidavit said police found two beer bottles and a bottle of whiskey in the car.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
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This might mean vow Mad Libs or maybe just sipping a whiskey neat before noon with friends from out of town.
—Lindsay Mannering, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2022
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Why does a character pick up that bottle of whiskey like that?
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
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Nayeri held a pot pipe; Jonathan lofted a bottle of whiskey.
—Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
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The sheer volume of whiskey that comes out of these operations needs the tonnage to match.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 June 2024
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He’s got no whiskey to shill or brand to build other than being himself.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
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The primary bedroom has a dry bar set up with bottles of whiskey.
—Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
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In fall and winter, amari mingle with aged spirits, like whiskey, often on the rocks.
—WSJ, 4 Feb. 2023
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And that was from seeing my peanut butter and jelly, my glass of whiskey, my stack of gummy bears.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
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Then there's the Boilermaker, in which a shot of whiskey is dropped into a pint of beer and downed in a few heroic belts.
—Miles Walls, Chron, 5 Oct. 2022
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Women wore makeshift wings that stretched around their elbows and flapped around the patio between sips of whiskey.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2023
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The bar is credited with the invention of the minty Grasshopper cocktail and whiskey punch.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 16 July 2024
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This is especially true with whiskey and wine – both of which are known to improve with age.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 July 2024
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Stan Jones drove over to collect it, securing it in a paper-towel tube before stopping to share a bottle of whiskey with Peter Eaton.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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