The phrase "alternating sips" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the action of taking turns drinking from two different beverages or containers.
Example: "During the picnic, we enjoyed alternating sips of lemonade and iced tea to stay refreshed."
Alternatives: "taking turns sipping" or "switching between drinks".
Alternate sips of Jaeger with sips (or better yet, gulps) of water throughout the evening.
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These critics, assumedly, have never felt the nostalgic rush of alternating between sips of Shake Shack's caramel shake and crunches of its hyper-crisp French fries.
Sitting in the far corner of a cute boutique hotel in Manhattan's Greenwich Village and alternating between sips of a carrot-orange-ginger juice cocktail and a black coffee, the Dirty Projectors mastermind looks a little tired, a little tense, his face unshaven and hair artfully out of whack.
I head straight to the buffet car and get both, taking alternate sips while reading the Star Wars franchise Wikipedia page.
Mingling with the crowd and alternating between sipping cocktails, laughing with friends, and dancing to a classics set by Chicago fixture Lady D were the city's house elite including former owner of The Warehouse Robert Williams, longtime friend and now head of the Frankie Knuckles Foundation Frederick Dunson, and Shanahan.
I know it looks like a good laugh, just standing about accepting attention from awed strangers and fawning friends, alternating between sipping free beers and twiddling the odd knob while Serato does most of the heavy lifting - but honestly, it's exhausting.
Downstairs, bearded men alternated between sips of Long Island chardonnay and crusty bread from the restaurant Radish.
Taberna Salinas, Tundidores 3, 34-955) 748-0135, is a bit more laid-back, especially at the bar where you can easily imagine Hemingway alternating between sips of sherry and gulps of gazpacho (or perhaps vice versa).
The water temperature is much more approachable than yesterday's lake though, and I spend a happy couple of hours alternating between leisurely laps, reading my book and sipping fresh fruit juice from the bar.
