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red-eye

noun

Definition of red-eye

as in rotgut

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Recent Examples of red-eye There was also a nice moment with his dad, who surprised him after flying to New York on a red-eye Sunday morning. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 Donaldson auditioned for the Heat earlier this month after taking a red-eye flight from San Francisco. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Along for the thrill ride were Clark’s brother and sister, his girlfriend Emily Tanner, and his dad, Randall, who pulled off the epic Father’s Day surprise by taking a red-eye flight — and ended up seeing his son win in-person for the first time. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 With his dad at Blue Bell Park after taking a red-eye flight from Los Angeles, Andrew delivered a 421-foot blast that his dad and the USC Trojans won’t soon forget. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for red-eye

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But mingling with Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner, cocktail in hand, makes even a rotgut movie a top-shelf experience.

— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
Born in 1912 to a Kashmiri family in the northern state of Punjab, Manto fell under the spell of Gorky and Poe, not to mention the rotgut that would kill him at the age of forty-two.

— Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022

Definition of rotgut

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Burnett leaned into the character’s drinking habit, hiccupping through Miss Hannigan’s swigs from a bottle of bathtub gin.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
It is known for its refreshing notes of honey and lemon, which balance out the immense spice of bathtub gin.

— Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024

Definition of bathtub gin

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Public health data has taught us that alcohol, which can be fine when consumed in moderation, can be harmful to individual and societal health in excessive amounts.

— Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
In fact, the organizers have expressly banned alcohol and drugs from the event – and the attendees wouldn’t have it any other way.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of alcohol

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Koval Distillery, Chicago’s first legal post-Prohibition distillery, produces spirits as artful as its bottle designs and Vin312 Winery has grown from its owner’s garage into a full-fledged tasting room.

— Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026
The release continues Tamworth’s tradition of creating spirits inspired by the natural world around its rural New Hampshire home.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of spirits

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How the alcohol industry puts policy on ice Each year, the American Cancer Society raises hundreds of thousands from the wine and spirits industry through an annual fundraising gala featuring free-flowing booze like pineapple margaritas.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 July 2026
No wonder Don Draper drank booze all the time.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of booze

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Not long after the revolution, bootleg audio and videotapes began circulating in Tehran.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026
The star even walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week that year, wearing a T-shirt printed with his own face — a nod to bootleg shirts sold all over the world — underneath a thick fur coat.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Definition of bootleg

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