aqua vitae

How to use aqua vitae in a sentence

• We decide to have a round drink: they choose the precious aqua vitae: the white sort I think.

  Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence

• Thou wilt await at Cumnor Place my further orders; and, as thou livest, beware of the ale-bench and the aqua vitae flask.

  Kenilworth | Sir Walter Scott

• Bradford mentions "aqua vitae" as a constituent of their lunch on the exploring party of November 15.

  The Mayflower and Her Log, Complete | Azel Ames

• "Truly a potent aqua vitae," he remarked, still with thoughtful melancholy.

  To Have and To Hold | Mary Johnston

• I would give all the pohickory that was ever brewed by heathen for a toss of aqua vitae!

  To Have and To Hold | Mary Johnston