opium den
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Twittering Machine, as a wholly designed operant conditioning chamber, needs none of the expedients of the casino or opium den.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2019
We see Cobb dreaming his own dreams twice: First in Yusuf’s opium den, and second in the workshop when Ariadne sneaks into his dreams.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2010
Does the elderly, cautious American tourist really want a bar called an opium den and a view overlooking Communist China?
From Time Magazine Archive
All over San Francisco, in its queerly assorted tenancy, church and saloon, school and opium den, thieves' resort and budding home, are placed side by side.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard
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