in sips

Frequency: 4.82.9 per million words

describes the manner of drinking, little by little

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Examples (10)

  • He drank the hot tea in sips to avoid burning his tongue.
  • She enjoyed her morning coffee slowly, taking it in sips.
  • The baby was given water in tiny sips after waking up.
  • Due to her sore throat, she could only manage to drink the soup in small sips.
  • He savored the expensive wine, tasting it deliberately in sips.
  • Even though he was thirsty, he drank the cold water in careful sips.
  • The doctor advised her to take her medication in several sips with plenty of water.
  • We sat by the fire, drinking warm cider in slow sips.
  • He offered the exhausted traveler a bottle of water, telling him to drink it in sips.
  • The rich hot chocolate was so decadent that she had to consume it in tiny sips.