strong drink
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
A Presbyterian minister, Graham began his career as a reformer, lecturing against the evils of strong drink.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
To keep soldiers & sailors away from strong drink, tons of pop are being rushed to U.S. bases all over the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
In olden times wine was the only strong drink.
From Applied Physiology Including the Effects of Alcohol and Narcotics by Overton, Frank
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