Example Sentences

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As they stood around waiting, they held wineglasses and sang “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless the USA.”

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2024

Early birds carted off their treasures, while latecomers swarmed over boxes of stemless wineglasses and waffle-knit slippers, grabbing whatever they could carry or pry from the wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Your host needs an accurate head count to order a turkey, haul chairs up from the basement, polish the silver, rinse the wineglasses and buy the groceries.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2022

How many wineglasses, tablecloths, sweaters, pairs of shoes and beauty products do we really need?

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2022

Forty feet ahead of him, Piper moved through the crowd, smiling and filling wineglasses for the ghostly revellers.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan