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Recent Examples of red-eye
Yes, that’s the same Ben Brown who practiced twice with the Patriots after taking a red-eye flight from Las Vegas to Boston on Wednesday night and was officially signed off the Raiders’ practice squad Thursday afternoon.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2024
Going on a trip often means taking a red-eye or navigating a time zone change that disturbs my sleep schedule; a change in my typical diet; and a whole lot of pre-travel stress.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
While the decision to add red-eyes has been controversial among loyal Southwest fliers, the new flight times can be time-savers for those flying from western to eastern time zones.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
Without telling his boss at the music store, Lehmkuhl took a red-eye to New York to do a product demonstration/interview with Korg.
—Ashwin Rodrigues, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2024
Going on a trip often means taking a red-eye or navigating a time zone change that disturbs my sleep schedule; a change in my typical diet; and a whole lot of pre-travel stress.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
While the decision to add red-eyes has been controversial among loyal Southwest fliers, the new flight times can be time-savers for those flying from western to eastern time zones.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
Without telling his boss at the music store, Lehmkuhl took a red-eye to New York to do a product demonstration/interview with Korg.
—Ashwin Rodrigues, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for red-eye
Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-eye
Noun
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As alcohol bans lingered, poorer quality substitutes increasingly overwhelmed the black market: bathtub gin, pure grain alcohol and other rotguts.—
David Reamer | Alaska history,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 July 2023
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But mingling with Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner, cocktail in hand, makes even a rotgut movie a top-shelf experience.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
16 May 2023
Noun
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It is known for its refreshing notes of honey and lemon, which balance out the immense spice of bathtub gin.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
23 Nov. 2024
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As alcohol bans lingered, poorer quality substitutes increasingly overwhelmed the black market: bathtub gin, pure grain alcohol and other rotguts.—
David Reamer | Alaska history,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 July 2023
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In recent years, the Harry Potter alum has been open about his history of drug and alcohol abuse.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Behind her was a group of patients who had bused there from a rehab center for drug and alcohol addiction.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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And this month, countries have been threatening to stop selling American alcohol if certain tariffs go into effect: Ontario, which imports some $1 billion of American booze every year, said so just a couple weeks ago.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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The cafe serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as booze.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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The discovery is a reminder to be careful around bootleg downloads; hackers often exploit them to circulate malware.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
19 Feb. 2025
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By 1990, bootleg versions of the book had washed up for sale in the pages of far-right magazines, peddled alongside sulfurous predictions of American concentration camps and a helpful who’s who of global elitists.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The boat ride was a pleasure unto itself, with rum punch on board.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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In addition to scotch distilleries and whiskies like Lagavulin, Talisker, Dalwhinnie, and Oban, Diageo owns major tequila brands Casamigos and Don Julio, flavored rum brand Captain Morgan, Canadian whisky Crown Royal, and Guinness beer.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Red-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-eye. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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