ardent spirits
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of ardent spirits
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Yet the nation's most famous glutton spurned ardent spirits for orange juice and lemon pop.
From Time Magazine Archive
The prohibition of the sale of ardent spirits within certain areas has inaugurated a new and beneficial national policy.
From Stand Up, Ye Dead by Norman Maclean
They are not much addicted to ardent spirits, nor are these now supplied to them, but they have an inveterate propensity to gamble.
From Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America by H. W. G. Hyrst
Why should the few be protected from the sale of ardent spirits and the many left to be victims of temptation?
From Stand Up, Ye Dead by Norman Maclean
The great charm of the Mess is to those young, ardent spirits fresh from Sandhurst or Eton, sick of mathematics and bored with false quantities.
From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Charles James Lever
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