Example Sentences

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Ambassador Mellon, eschewing champagne, had been sipping all through dinner a rare and red French vintage.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had been sipping the sweets of unspoken admiration.

From A Little Girl in Old Salem by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

The duchess set down the cup of coffee which she had been sipping.

From The Indiscretion of the Duchess by Hope, Anthony

During all this time, Miss Schenectady had been sipping her tea in silence.

From An American Politician by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

To Anne in particular things seemed fearfully flat, stale, and unprofitable after the goblet of excitement she had been sipping for weeks.

From Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)