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
A martini mixed with gin and dry vermouth is a dry martini.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 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
She’s an explosion of platinum hair and crimson nail polish, a dry martini parked beside one fur-coated elbow.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 7, 2015
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