tankard

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Recent Examples of tankard The official Royal Collection shops only released their coronation collection on Friday, and by Wednesday they were sold out online of their English fine bone china coronation coffee mugs and tankards, as well as a coronation biscuit tin. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023 Food and other beverages, such as tankards of ale, will be available for purchase from the Portland Spirit galley. oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023 Life in the Gladney house carries on in a state of messy domestic bliss, tempered with the usual petty irritations and complaints — until the day a highly flammable tankard collides with a train outside of town, and a noxious black plume appears on the horizon. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2022 And by the end of the 18th Century, a sitting American President (John Adams) was proudly admitting to drinking a tankard of the juice every morning to calm his stomach. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for tankard
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Noun
  • The colorful wheely case opens up to reveal test tubes, a beaker, safety goggles, a working scale, and other tools.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This science travel lab, available at Walmart, includes the lab case, goggles, one beaker, one flask, three test tubes, a removable ruler, a working scale, an eye dropper, a funnel, a double-sided measuring spoon, six experiment cards and three sticker sheets.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Expect pictures from various party headquarters, with everyone huddled around lead candidates — champagne flutes or beer steins in hand, depending on the party — waiting for those first results.
    Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The ceremonial keg tapping takes place Friday evening, and the weekend lineup includes a German chocolate cake baking contest, a stein hoisting contest, and a chicken dance competition (costumes and creativity encouraged).
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Add 2 cups water and a generous pinch or two of salt; bring to a boil.
    Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Drink coffee: Research suggests regular coffee consumption—about 2-3 cups daily—may help protect against liver fibrosis and cirrhosis by reducing inflammation.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For those who enjoy libations from goblets or glasses, the rowdy evening that ensues should sound familiar.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The women start to squirm when Silky Johnson (Dave Chappelle) comes out in a mink coat holding a golden goblet.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Many analysts now loudly wonder whether Khamenei, too, will drink his chalice of poison.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Brian called Angela up to the altar—a plastic table with a chalice on top—and everyone clapped in celebration.
    Juan Wulff, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024

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“Tankard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tankard. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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