strong drink
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The reform movement could appear intolerant and overbearing to outsiders, particularly in campaigns to enforce observance of the Christian Sabbath or to ban strong drink.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Farmers, artisans, laborers, and even dockside toughs fought back with more demonstrations, hangings in effigy, and rounds of angry speeches fortified with strong drink and stronger language.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
A Presbyterian minister, Graham began his career as a reformer, lecturing against the evils of strong drink.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
"Again, if beholding overmuch intemperance in his flock, he exhorteth all men to abstain from strong drink, "He is said to be a killjoy, and inhuman; a very Stiggins whose mind is straitened.
From Time Magazine Archive
The very soul of the strong drink evaporates with the touch of the gauger's wand.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
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