half-bottle
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Lanson Champagne is available on the grounds of the All England Club by the glass, half-bottle and bottle.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
The Yankees might as well have tried to climb that mountain with a broken leg, flip-flops and a half-bottle of champagne long since devoid of any of its fizz.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2022
“He was used to you know, drink a half-bottle of water, touch the toes a couple times and off I go,” Rollinson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Most striking is the 2008 Martini-Reinhardt Selection Riesling Trockenbeeren, an unctuous, complex, gloriously rich and balanced sweet wine that is also very dear, at $100 for a half-bottle.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2011
I am sure to mump and moan is not in you; besides, you would be the last to have yourself numbered among the Tommies of the world, the half-bottle men.
From The Wayfarers by Snaith, J. C.
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