How to Use quaff in a Sentence

quaff

verb
  • We stopped at a bar and quaffed a few beers.
  • Some people want to keep their hair and their styles quaffed.
    Jennifer Ford, Essence, 25 Oct. 2019
  • But the place is more than just a pretty spot to quaff creative beers.
    Andre Meunier, oregonlive.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The last prime rib has been roasted, the last potato pancake fried up, the last eggnog quaffed.
    Katie Workman, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Atlanta Braves backers quaff four drinks a game and spend $32.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 23 Mar. 2021
  • There a customer can quaff a local brew and learn about the production process.
    John Meyer, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2017
  • Bounding about from cupboard to fridge, the animal commences to eat all the food in the house and to quaff all the milk from the milk jug, the tea from the teapot, and the water from the tap.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 20 June 2019
  • Visitors can also take a seat near one of the heaters and try a mystery shot served in an ice glass, or quaff a tap beer.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Cruise on over on your cruiser and quaff a pint of craft brew while nibbling on bruschetta.
    James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Edelzwicker is a term used in Alsace for a simple, blended quaffing wine.
    Eric Asimov, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017
  • More than a few headed to the nearby Balls Brothers restaurant and bar and were seen quaffing prosecco and beer.
    Bloomberg, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
  • This leaves us with little choice but to fire up the coffee kettle and quaff a few cups of stimulation.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 11 June 2018
  • The rich, meanwhile, are dressed in bright vintage pastels with hair quaffed to perfection.
    Alexander Trevisan, Orange County Register, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Its medieval streets and winding canals have a distinct charm, while the Markt, the city's main square, is the perfect place to quaff a local Belgian beer and watch the world go by.
    Joe Minihane, CNN, 13 July 2022
  • As one who bikes, usually hard, there’s something to be said for being able to quaff a cold one mid- or post-ride, while the sweat is still rolling down your back.
    Gretchen McKay, ajc, 14 Nov. 2017
  • Goodbye, stews of winter; so long, heavy concoctions to quaff.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2017
  • Then, on Friday, the Gemuetlichkeit games kick off the official start and the party doesn’t stop until the last pretzel is eaten and the last beer quaffed Sunday night.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Readers who choose the final four beers and ultimate winner will be entered into a raffle to quaff a pint with the Day Drinkers, Wheaton and me.
    Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • There is only one thing to do, of course, when events threaten to overtake you — fire up the coffee kettle and quaff some cups of stimulation.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 May 2018
  • Anxious Americans, or at least the ones who regularly quaff Coke Zero, will be the judge.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2021
  • Mezcal, a globally popular spirit, can be quaffed in the villages where it is made.
    The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • Our suggestion for handling this re-entry is to quaff a cup or three of stimulation.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 July 2018
  • There is only one way to respond to such situations, and that is to fire up the coffee kettle and quaff a cup or three of stimulation.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 May 2018
  • Before downing a pregame plate of eggs and pancakes, the Bruins winger strolled into TD Garden quaffing an iced coffee, looking slick in a salmon suit, white shirt, and black tie.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2019
  • That means folks will be donning the green, going to church, lining the route, and maybe sauntering to a neighborhood watering hole to hear music or quaff a pint.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Expect everyone from business folks and out-of-town fans for Indians or Browns games to be quaffing Bloody Marys and waking up with coffee.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Characters who are dead in one episode turn up in the next, cheerfully quaffing, wenching, or otherwise being very much not dead.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Those are life-changing moments with which quaffing a Tokaji really should not compare.
    Brian Palmer, Slate Magazine, 12 June 2017
  • The stylish pub concept is a comfy place to hangout while quaffing draft brews and digging into some inventive pub fare that follows the seasons closely.
    James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Bannon was padding around the room in a black blazer over two collared shirts, quaffing a can of Pocari Sweat, a popular Japanese energy drink.
    Gabriel Sherman, The Hive, 21 Dec. 2017

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