strong drink
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The reform movement could appear intolerant and overbearing to outsiders, particularly in campaigns to enforce observance of the Christian Sabbath or to ban strong drink.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Farmers, artisans, laborers, and even dockside toughs fought back with more demonstrations, hangings in effigy, and rounds of angry speeches fortified with strong drink and stronger language.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
There were movements to distribute the Bible, to build asylums, penitentiaries, and schools, to ban strong drink, to bring world peace, to purify diets, and to commune with the dead.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
As such, it is strong drink for cinemaddicts who believe that the Great Man can do no wrong, small beer for those who think that even a Fields picture should have a modicum of direction.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I went all through the war without swallerin’ a mouthful of strong drink, even when the doctor ordered it.
From A Waif of the Mountains by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
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