How to Use mug in a Sentence

mug

noun
  • He drank a mug of coffee.
  • They're taking you for a mug.
  • Make sure there’s no pod in the machine and place your largest mug under the drip spout.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The next best thing to curling up with a hot mug of apple cider?
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Don’t let your coffee go cold again with this adorable mug warmer.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • For a more complete gift, try gifting it with a unique mug.
    Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Kennedy plans to add food service, launch a mug release and host a rum club soon.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The mug is dishwasher-safe and can hold 10 ounces of liquid.
    Renee Cherry, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Beside the menorah, a small Israeli flag stuck out of a mug filled with pens.
    Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Check out our list of the best gifts for coffee lovers from travel mugs to milk frothers.
    Sarah Rose, wsj.com, 2 Nov. 2023
  • And next to the radio show is a cage with mugs and koozies and T-shirts and baby clothes with the show's logo on it.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Add a mug of hot coffee to take the chill off from sitting in a cold foxhole all night.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
  • For easy care, the 7-ounce mugs are dishwasher, oven, and microwave safe.
    Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Time to grab a couple bistro chairs and set up a display for your favorite mugs.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • With the cold comes big puffer jackets, cozy slippers, and mugs of hot chocolate.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The height for the single serve is tall enough to fit a travel mug, perfect for those get-up-and-go mornings.
    Kyle Beechey, SELF, 22 Feb. 2023
  • For coffee lovers, make mornings more fun with a $24 mug that will look good on any kitchen counter.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The first 100 guests received a free Caribou Coffee mug.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2024
  • After a long day of downhill skiing, a mug of hot chocolate fits the bill.
    Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2023
  • It's also not known whether, and when, such a mug shot would be released publicly.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • As a result, one of the most famous people on earth had his mug shot taken.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In New York, mug shots are not usually released to the public.
    CBS News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Goldie has a flight ($9) that features a selection from Good Boy Dog Beer with a treat shaped like a beer mug.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • The grille, headlamps, and front bumper have been reworked into a more handsome mug.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Note that the mug press is only compatible with 11- to 16-ounce size mugs.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Can’t go wrong with a classic mai tai, served in what looked like a stout little rabbit mug.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Trump is the first former U.S. president to have his mug shot taken.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The shop also has a small merchandise corner with mugs and T-shirts.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
  • My grandma has several other matching pieces from the brand, including these jade glass plates and mugs.
    Gabriella Maestri, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The kind of guy who never bothered to buy hand soap (just used shower gel), whose kitchen cupboards contained two plate-bowls, a mug, a fork, and three huge tubs of cookies and cream protein powder.
    Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024

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