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Quaff is an English word with synonyms like draft or draught. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Quaff in a sentence

Related words

Quaff | Quaffing | Quaffle | Quaffed

Quaff meaning

To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.

Synonyms of Quaff

draft draught potation tipple gulp swig drink imbibe

Related words

Other words often associated with Quaff or its synonyms:

swallow take consume drinking wind ingest suck imbibition reflex absorb booze slog

Using Quaff

  • The main meaning on this page is: To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.
  • Useful related words include: draft, draught, potation, tipple.

Context around Quaff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tipplers 1× occasionally 1× family 1×

Often after:

215 1×

Sentence patterns with Quaff

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

babies occasionally quaff their own 1× british tipplers quaff 215 million 1× refreshing family quaff when fermented 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

british tipplers quaff 1× cider is not 1×

Common sentence endings:

and spanish cava 1× competes with beer 1× in the womb 1×

Words around Quaff

Just before it in the word index:

quaestorship 2 quaestors 11 quaestores 2 quaestor 17 quaestiones 12 quaestio 4

Just after it in the word index:

quaffed 3 quaffing 9 quaffle 9 quagga 23 quaggas 9 quaglia 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Quaff

  • In this selection, "quaff" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tipplers, occasionally, family and 215 stand out and add context to how "quaff" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include babies occasionally quaff their own and british tipplers quaff 215 million. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "quaff" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with quaff

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

British tipplers quaff 215 million bottles of sparkling wine a year, most in the form of Italian prosecco and Spanish cava. (21 words)

Cider is not only a sweetly refreshing family quaff; when fermented and alcoholic, it’s also a delicious alternative that competes with beer. (23 words)

We’re not going to beat around the bush here: it has come to our attention that babies occasionally quaff their own body hair in the womb. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

We’re not going to beat around the bush here: it has come to our attention that babies occasionally quaff their own body hair in the womb. (27 words)

Cider is not only a sweetly refreshing family quaff; when fermented and alcoholic, it’s also a delicious alternative that competes with beer. (23 words)

British tipplers quaff 215 million bottles of sparkling wine a year, most in the form of Italian prosecco and Spanish cava. (21 words)

Example sentences (3)

British tipplers quaff 215 million bottles of sparkling wine a year, most in the form of Italian prosecco and Spanish cava.

We’re not going to beat around the bush here: it has come to our attention that babies occasionally quaff their own body hair in the womb.

Cider is not only a sweetly refreshing family quaff; when fermented and alcoholic, it’s also a delicious alternative that competes with beer.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "quaff" in a sentence?
An example: "British tipplers quaff 215 million bottles of sparkling wine a year, most in the form of Italian prosecco and Spanish cava." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "quaff" from authentic English texts.
What does "quaff" mean?
Quaff means: To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.
What are synonyms of "quaff"?
Common synonyms of "quaff" include: draft, draught, potation, tipple, gulp, swig, drink, imbibe.
How many example sentences with "quaff" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "quaff", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.