dry martini
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But by the mid 1900s, the refreshing, ruthlessly dry martini won out.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2021
If a dry martini could crack a joke, it would sound exactly like the late comedy doyenne, who detonated punchlines with vaudevillian mastery in her 2002 solo show, “Elaine Stritch at Liberty.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2019
Tan: I loved the Tohoku Meijo Makiri junmai daiginjo: citrusy and melon-y, with a finish like a dry martini.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2019
Just as Bond is associated with the dry martini, so Hemingway is with the daiquiri.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 26, 2018
Surrounded by Colonial treacle, the Watergate was a dry martini, straight up.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2016
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