Sentence examples for having a nip from inspiring English sources

Then envision a Metra commuter having a nip from a flask, taking out his iPad and losing all the next month's mortgage money on Powerball tickets before he even gets home.

In a former Pearl Paint annex on Lispenard Street in TriBeCa, The Elevens was envisioned as a neighborly oasis that would derive its name and ambiance from the pre-Prohibition custom of having a nip at 11 a.m.

But, as one MP pointed out to me, while the sale of alcohol is banned under sharia rules, there's nothing to stop our politicians carrying a hip flask and having a nip – bringing a whole new meaning to "Ways and Means".

Having a nip of it neat while whipping up a batch of mai tais is highly recommended.

For the first time in my life I actually thought about having a nip and a tuck, and perhaps because of the anesthesia still in my system, it did not seem unreasonable.

Commenting on the meeting one of the participants said: "There has always been a good and responsible tradition of a bit of alcohol improving a negotiation, but we're not talking about a delegate having a nip at the bar".

They had a nip, and then another.

"C'mon, laddie," he said, "have a nip of this".

Later, as night approached, he had a nip of tequila and got dressed in his uniform.

According to Sharpe, the experienced trio of Ince, Pallister and Bryan Robson routinely had a nip of brandy before matches.

Somewhere along the line, this trend was dubbed "undo-plasty", and its prevalence has brought home what a complex and unpredictable business it is to have a nip and tuck.