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.