Manhattan
noun
Man·hat·tan
man-ˈha-tᵊn 
mən-
variants
or less commonly manhattan
plural Manhattans also manhattans
: a cocktail consisting typically of whiskey, vermouth, and bitters
… a cocktail bar focusing on the classics such as martinis, Manhattans and boulevardiers.—
Nico Madrigal-Yankowski
Nico Madrigal-YankowskiA Manhattan has three key ingredients: A whiskey you like, sweet vermouth, and bitters. A purist will say you should use rye.—Michael Corcoran
Michael CorcoranFor a classic manhattan, I'd grab a solid, classic rye.—Al Sotack
Al SotackExamples of Manhattan in a Sentence
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More than a million and a half people live on the island of Manhattan.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 June 2024
Earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul, of New York, killed off a congestion-pricing scheme designed to toll automobile traffic into Manhattan and raise money for the city’s mass-transit system.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
Ten floors above the heart of Times Square, afternoon sunlight fills a Manhattan recording control room as Flau’jae Johnson sits in front of a bank of screens and soundboards, staring at herself in outer space.
—Alex Prewitt, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
What’s most striking is that when a shower of meteorites hits Earth, the city explodes almost instantly, and as Samira staggers from the hospice bus in a blinding cloud of white dust, the images inevitably evoke haunting associations with the rain of ash that blanketed Lower Manhattan on 9/11.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
Just last month, the former president was found guilty of 34 felonies in Manhattan for falsifying business records to conceal a conspiracy to corrupt the 2016 presidential election.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Sam’s pilgrimage to upper Manhattan might serve as a predictable beat in a script (from Sarnoski, who also shares story credit with Krasinski) that grows heaver with them, but the intractability of her fate adds a tragic new dimension to the story.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
Although the store spans only 290 square feet, the design nods to grand Manhattan apartment blocks.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 27 June 2024
His arrest set off a political face-off between Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 June 2024
Earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul, of New York, killed off a congestion-pricing scheme designed to toll automobile traffic into Manhattan and raise money for the city’s mass-transit system.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
Ten floors above the heart of Times Square, afternoon sunlight fills a Manhattan recording control room as Flau’jae Johnson sits in front of a bank of screens and soundboards, staring at herself in outer space.
—Alex Prewitt, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
What’s most striking is that when a shower of meteorites hits Earth, the city explodes almost instantly, and as Samira staggers from the hospice bus in a blinding cloud of white dust, the images inevitably evoke haunting associations with the rain of ash that blanketed Lower Manhattan on 9/11.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
Just last month, the former president was found guilty of 34 felonies in Manhattan for falsifying business records to conceal a conspiracy to corrupt the 2016 presidential election.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Sam’s pilgrimage to upper Manhattan might serve as a predictable beat in a script (from Sarnoski, who also shares story credit with Krasinski) that grows heaver with them, but the intractability of her fate adds a tragic new dimension to the story.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
Although the store spans only 290 square feet, the design nods to grand Manhattan apartment blocks.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 27 June 2024
His arrest set off a political face-off between Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Manhattan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Manhattan. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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Manhattan
geographical name
Man·hat·tan
man-ˈha-tᵊn
mən-
1
city on the Kansas River in the northeast central part of the state of Kansas population 52,281
2
island 13 miles (21 kilometers) long in southeastern New York surrounded by the Hudson River, Harlem River, Spuyten Duyvil Creek, East River, and Upper New York Bay
3
borough of New York City comprising Manhattan Island, several small adjacent islands, and a small area (Marble Hill) on the mainland population 1,585,873
Note: Manhattan contains one of the world's chief financial and commercial areas.
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