How To Use Imbibe In A Sentence

From this verbal prestidigitator, we imbibe the lesson that both storyteller and con man make us willing victims. A Small-Town Sorcerer Casts His Spell
So far this year, I have imbibed on raicilla (not bad - made in the nearby jungle) on the beach at Yelapa, mescal from a community shot glass at a fiesta in Teotitlan del Valle outside of Oaxaca City and some mighty fine double martinis on the River Walk in San Antonio. The Subject of Mescal
They enact the roles they have imbibed from their forefathers acting successively over seven generations.
She decided it was a good thing he'd been drunk - an unexpected bonus; she was perfectly certain he didn't normally imbibe to excess. ON A WICKED DAWN
Research has found that children who imbibe soft drinks tend to consume more calories than those who don't.

I talk to Isabelle in English always so she will imbibe its sounds. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
Lovely, to be sure, but if it wasn't accepted as being classic, it would upset those more obdurate imbibers with its bravura.
The food was delicious, the wine imbibed with much vigour and the ambience tranquil yet mellow, hearty yet calm.
Its doctrine was self-sufficiency and the Fabian socialism that Nehru's generation imbibed during the struggle against colonialism.
A permeable seed imbibes water readily when available, while an impermeable one does not take up water for days or longer.
Experiment has convinced me that the slight amount of alcohol I imbibe in my claret is a grateful stimulus to digestion. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life
From the recent discoveries of many ingenious philosophers it appears, that during respiration the blood imbibes the vital part of the air, called oxygene, through the membranes of the lungs; and that hence respiration may be aptly compared to a slow combustion. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
At this confirmation of a sudden terror, imbibed from the ambiguous words of Halbert, and which his fond heart would not allow him to acknowledge to himself, Wallace covered his face with his hands and fell with a deep groan against the side of the cavern. The Scottish Chiefs
It is not easy for the mind to put off those confused notions and prejudices it has imbibed from custom, inadvertency, and common conversation. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Then Johnny "Rooster" Byron Mr. Rylance emerges from the trailer, does a line of coke, smokes a joint, downs more alcohol than any mortal could ever consume; you get the picture of one unsavory dude who will and does imbibe anything. Regina Weinreich: Jerusalem on Broadway: No Trip to the Holy Land
Calcium and magnesium are among the most abundant elements on earth, so they are imbibed as drinking water and as milk.
There he had first drawn his breath; there he imbibed from the lips of his revered grandfather, now no more, those lessons of virtue by which he had lived, and for which he was now ready to die. The Scottish Chiefs
It is as well to add that Araujo — that was his name — never saw better than when he had imbibed a few glasses of tafia; and he never did any work at all without a certain demijohn of that liquor, to which he paid frequent court. Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
She decided it was a good thing he'd been drunk - an unexpected bonus; she was perfectly certain he didn't normally imbibe to excess. ON A WICKED DAWN
The bar tender was very funny, teasing me when I ordered a white wine spritzer instead of the Scotch he was trying to persuade everyone to imbibe.
Rukenau says it's a vision of the world from the inside out---"" And how much laudanum does he have you imbibe before you see this vision? SACRAMENT
Being mere insiders, uncritically, may often result in the production of mindless celebratory writing, rhetorical flourishes, and populist clichés - so easy to imbibe and so banal.
Large seeds were imbibed in deionized water overnight.
He had imbibed a lot of beer in two days and was quite soused.
My guess would be that law enforcement dollars are more than paid for by the imbiber, and not society at large. Matthew Yglesias » Higher Taxes on Alcohol
She decided it was a good thing he'd been drunk - an unexpected bonus; she was perfectly certain he didn't normally imbibe to excess. ON A WICKED DAWN
Nor do I believe with General Sherman that its slowness on that occasion was due to anything "imbibed" from General Thomas. Forty-Six Years in the Army
Today is St. Patrick's Day — you know, that day when you accoutre yourself with assorted green items raided from the local Poundland or EuroSt.re and imbibe vast quantities of a black alcoholic beverage with lots of froth on top. A Time for 'Paddywhackery'
But, whatever the reason, men no longer imbibe alcohol so freely, especially during the day, as they did a few years ago.
I talk to Isabelle in English always so she will imbibe its sounds. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
imbibe," settled once again to listen in gloomy silence. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques
From his parents, who were non-practising Jews, he imbibed a love of literature, culture and music.
These people just don't sip, they imbibe, they absorb liquor like dehydrated sponges, letting the story-soothing booze flow through their veins until it seeps from their pores in the squalid stench of defeat.
The landmark hotel, where famed wit Dorothy Parker and fellow literary lights at the Round Table imbibed , offers a $10,000 martini, complete with a loose diamond at the bottom.
I talk to Isabelle in English always so she will imbibe its sounds. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
As the seeds take approximately 24 h to imbibe water, a distinct enlargement of the cell wall was observed from day 1 to day 2.
Rukenau says it's a vision of the world from the inside out---"" And how much laudanum does he have you imbibe before you see this vision? SACRAMENT
For the test, he imbibed 250 ml of warm water or plain (unsugared) tea, after which fresh blood was drawn from his finger with an Autoclix mini-lancet and a pipette.
The site offers colourful graphics and specialty products such as T-shirts and glassware, as well as amusing quotations from some of absinthe's most famous imbibers.
I talk to Isabelle in English always so she will imbibe its sounds. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
Seeds were imbibed and cold stratified in darkness for 4 days at 4° to induce germination.
Sports fans are like some new species of migratory bird, season after season winging across the world to some far-flung field to unfurl the flag and imbibe the beer.
While it may sound counterintuitive, would it not make sense to lower the drinking age from 21 to 20 or even less, provided the less-than-21-year-old imbiber obtains a separate license for drinking. Boing Boing
Of course the Captain, vice Captain and secretary could have their raspberries or is that blackberries and keep tabs on who be playing while they imbibe some scrumpy or should that be shandies. All The Kings Men « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Bancroft had studied at Göttingen, and imbibed from the German historian Heeren the scientific method of historical study. Initial Studies in American Letters
As most readers may guess, I occasionally tipple, imbibe, or more accurately… consume copious amounts of alcoholic beverages from the high heel pumps of women of ill repute.
As if it imbibed a primordial inherence that is devoid of fascist overtones. FEATURE ARTICLE: ON THE PHILIPPINES' 2009 NATIONAL ARTIST AWARDS
From the smell of his breath, he'd imbibed heavily from the punchbowl.
The darker the drink, the more congeners and other hangover-causing substances you'll imbibe, so tread warily around ports and heavy red wines.
He had imbibed from Benton the invincible faith of the latter in the settled purpose of the 'nullifiers' to subvert and destroy the government. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
With their one taste-organ orifice, they consume books with a sound that, if you're not born there, takes some getting used to -- and they consume so many books so fast, that * ian authors must imbibe inspiration in some way inhumanly possible as they work without rest, coffee or praise -- for on asteroid * there is an inverse of the Earth ratio of fiction writers to readers. MIND MELD: Taboo Topics in SF/F Literature
He is about the same age as Asch. Although some of his work is spoiled by an overinsistence upon symbolism, which he imbibed from the French, and much of his drama is too poetic to endure before the footlights, he is a highly successful seeker after beauty and truth. New York's Yiddish Writers
Removed Indians could then imbibe civilization—education, Christianity, farming—in the fullness of time. Between War and Peace
She decided it was a good thing he'd been drunk - an unexpected bonus; she was perfectly certain he didn't normally imbibe to excess. ON A WICKED DAWN
Rukenau says it's a vision of the world from the inside out---"" And how much laudanum does he have you imbibe before you see this vision? SACRAMENT
If, now, we presuppose absorption or even imbibition on the part of the skin, a swelling of the nerve-ends is comprehensible, as the imbibed fluid reaches them. The Electric Bath
Seeds were imbibed under tap water for 5 h and kept at 4°C for 15 h to promote synchronized germination.
From London to Lucknow, Moscow to Macau, many places around the world have established customs concerning the manner in which infusions of Camellia sinensis leaves are socially imbibed.
Also, those who implement the party line at the local level are not always "imbibed" in the Marxist- Leninist ideology. Archive 2006-08-01
The word "hasheesh" had not been mentioned, but Anthony had imbibed a vague impression of something secret, and had wondered, and been interested. It Happened in Egypt
The other night an imbiber, who originally hails from the Bavarian region of Germany (think lederhosen, beer steins and oompah bands and you'll be on the right track), fell down.
So, having imbibed too much at the previous night's wild Bacchanalia, what is the prescription which should now be followed in order to relieve the distress of this thunderous hangover most swiftly?
People who socialize with heavy drinkers are more likely to imbibe a bit too much themselves. Alcohol intake of friends, family impact your drinking habits
Dry seeds were allowed to imbibe water at 0°C or 22°C for 2 h and then they were placed on solidified growth medium.
The feeding polyps feature tentacles and share the nutrients they imbibe with the rest of the colony after digestion in the gastrovascular cavity. Undefined
Until a seed imbibes water and begins to grow, weeders and cultivators have little effect.
She was pleased that he seemed to be pleased with her; he asked her to "imbibe" some ice-cream with him. Missy
The company claims that if you take this pill, you will need less alcohol to stay drunk, so will imbibe less.
The new magazine's managing editor promises information for both the seasoned wine drinker and the occasional imbiber.
News flash: Halliburton exec becomes presumably world's first fracking-fluid imbiber. Bill Chameides: What's in This Fracking Water?
It should be sobering that a political neophyte who has imbibed the entirety of his campaign know-how over the past two months feels it appropriate -- and hardly worth highlighting -- the fact that he will be a counter-measure to the communist and terrorist forces that the Sarah Palin-approved pundit class has been shoehorning into the public discourse. Asher Smith: Refudiate is the New Normalcy
They encourage him to imbibe large quantities of wine, and they then have relations with him during his intoxication. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Deception And Desire: An Overview Of Genesis
Amid the ruin of the City of Dreams, Mehmed imbibed a valuable lesson about the twilight of nations, empires and kingdoms.
The removal of the free water from the cells or pores will evidently have no effect upon the physical properties or shrinkage of the wood, but as soon as any of the "imbibed" moisture is removed from the cell walls, shrinkage begins to take place and other changes occur. Seasoning of Wood
Seeds which had loose and damaged seed coats imbibed water very rapidly and were discarded during the first hour of imbibition.
We all choose to overspend, overgive, overeat, overimbibe, and worst of all: overworry. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Seeds were imbibed in water overnight and then sown on absorbent paper in plastic trays and allowed to germinate in the dark for 6 d at which stage the hypocotyls were harvested.
churchmanship" was pretty much what I imbibed from the people around me. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
Among the copious potables imbibed was a bottle of the port wine I made so long ago and given as a house-warming gift to the Casa. Silly Sunday Morning
It has been properly observed, that there are preparations which so indurate the cuticle, as to render it insensible to the heat of either boiling oil or melted lead; and the fatal qualities of certain poisons may be destroyed, if the medium through which they are imbibed, as we suppose to. be the case here, is a strong alkali. Miracle Mongers and Their Methods
It was impossible for a lone imbiber to comprehensively cover the dozens of events that took place all over Manhattan and Brooklyn. Tony Sachs: Cocktail City: The Manhattan Cocktail Classic Is Already An NYC Tradition
To assist in its fermentation, however, a little old pulque, _Madre pulque_, as it is called, which has fermented for many days, is added to it, and in twenty-four hours after it leaves the plant, you may imbibe it in all its perfection. Life in Mexico
Instead the Emperor now turned to listen to his Francophobe minister Wratislaw and his Quartermaster-General, Mack, who had “imbibed the true essence of the French national spirit” and preached that “in war the object is to beat the enemy, not merely to avoid being beaten.” THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON
The last time I barfed for any reason was over a year ago, and I don't believe I've ever imbibed any quantity of alcohol that has directly led me to spew.
Both men imbibed considerable quantities of gin.
The embryos of imbibed seeds had a water content six times that of dry seeds.
Both men imbibed considerable quantities of gin.
Tea … a beverage brewed from the fermented dried leaves of the shrub Camellia sinensis and imbibed by all the great civilisations in the galaxy's history; a source of refreshment, stimulation and, above all else, of moral fibre - without which the British Space Empire must surely crumble to leave Earth at the mercy of its enemies. Sci-Fi Book Releases for September (UK)
It was advantageous to animals digest and imbibe soybean's nutrition composition.
They imbibed the local cider before walking home to dinner.
Rukenau says it's a vision of the world from the inside out---"" And how much laudanum does he have you imbibe before you see this vision? SACRAMENT
Cigar smokers and after-dinner imbibers reside next door in the even woodier Connoisseur Club.
Thus, it is necessary and imperative that everyone struggles to imbibe and express values of selflessness, compassion, truthfulness and generosity in his character in howsoever small degree it may be possible for him.
They are both erecting places where the bibulously inclined may imbibe to their hearts content.
Those wanting to imbibe while tubing would have to bring their beverages in thermoses or other reusable containers. When Litterbugs Spoil the Floating Party
Imbibe ethical principles
Seeds were imbibed in water for 24 hr and then gamma irradiated at 10 krad.
Bancroft had studied at Göttingen and imbibed from the German historian Heeren the scientific method of historical study. Brief History of English and American Literature
The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days.
Insatiable reader that I was, I’d soon have desiccated from the need to imbibe stories if we had not discovered the local library. Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » A love song to libraries
It's got an intense, almost overwhelming aroma that's both herbal and fruity -- a fellow imbiber said, "It smells like Christmas. Tony Sachs: Need An Excuse To Drink Some Gin? It's Charles Tanqueray's 200th Birthday!
I plan to drink a little Santorini Sigala, the dry Greek white, and imbibe my small annual quota of pine-pitch-flavored retsina from a convenient half-bottle.
Oliver eagerly accepted it, raised it to his head with a trembling hand, imbibed the contents with lips which quivered with emotion, and, though the potation was as thin as he had requested, so much was he exhausted with the combined fears of alarm and of former revelry, that, when he placed the flagon on the oak table, he uttered a deep sigh of satisfaction, and remained silent. The Fair Maid of Perth
Until a seed imbibes water and begins to grow, weeders and cultivators have little effect.
We read poems by our predecessors to imbibe the experience of life as captured by them.
If the cutaneous branch of absorbents gains a habit of being excited into stronger action, and imbibes greater quantities of moisture from the atmosphere, at the same time that the urinary branch has its motions inverted, another kind of diabetes is formed, which may be termed the aqueous diabetes. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
His ideas of women were prone to be old-fashioned; they were the ones he had imbibed in the early-day, frontier life of his youth, when no woman was seen on anything but a side-saddle. Chapter XII
An afternoon imbiber of cold gin, I can smell her next sneeze, going off in three point two seconds. Two For One At Dollar Store
Seeds were imbibed in aerated water overnight and planted in pots filled with soil.
With their one taste-organ orifice, they consume books with a sound that, if you're not born there, takes some getting used to -- and they consume so many books so fast, that * ian authors must imbibe inspiration in some way inhumanly possible as they work without rest, coffee or praise -- for on asteroid * there is an inverse of the Earth ratio of fiction writers to readers. MIND MELD: Taboo Topics in SF/F Literature
26% of Americans who drink alcohol admit they sometimes imbibe more than they should.
Seeds were imbibed in aerated water overnight and planted in pots filled with soil.
The Mongols may have imbibed ideas about manoeuvre warfare from captive Chinese, but it is more likely they did it by instinct.
When seeds are imbibed with water, the cells in the cotyledon tissues begin to expand quickly.
The chief difficulties are encountered in evaporating the "imbibed" moisture and also where the free water has to be removed through its gradual transfusion instead of boiling. Seasoning of Wood
He imbibed the humanistic values of all the cultures he encountered. Times, Sunday Times
Greek empire, which he had imbibed from the honest accounts of a The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Willful eccentricity is the name of the game as, for instance, George Cruikshank's 19th-century satirical painting The Worship of Bacchus is restaged in a Victorian toy theatre featuring modern-day heroic over-imbibers such as George Best, Courtney Love, Oliver Reed and Hunter S Thompson. This week's new exhibitions
Though at first he was conformable to the established church, he afterwards imbibed the principles of the puritans, and became a sufferer in the common cause.
Very few of them received an Arnoldian education though they would have imbibed the same moral precepts.
They also visit China regularly in order to imbibe its splendors and rich heritage.
Both were fanatical about folk music and Kate imbibed their records of folk, sea shanties and Irish jigs.
(Yeltsin's popularity, and Russia's image, suffered from his occasional displays of public drunkenness; Putin benefits from a reputation for sobriety and takes care to imbibe modestly in public.) The Accidental Autocrat
Food was eaten, alcohol imbibed, shops toured and art appraised.
The play encourages young minds to question existing norms and the children have managed to imbibe the thought of the play.
Once having imbibed too much liquor he became sleepy and insensible.
An eloquent statesman, now gone to his rest, had come into public life at a period when the mad fervour of the French revolution had inclined men to think that liberty, as they termed licentiousness and anarchy, was the greatest blessing bestowed by God upon man, had himself strongly imbibed that feeling and did much to impress it especially upon Kentucky and Maryland. Our cause in harmony with the purposes of God in Christ Jesus : a sermon preached in Christ Church, Savannah, on Thursday, September 18th, 1862, being the day set forth by the President of the Confederate States, as a day of prayer and thanksgiving, for o
Perola was afterwards obliged by his father to pay his homage to Hannibal; but as he bad imbibed the fentimcnts of Magius, he afterwards* formed a defign to ftab the Carthaginian general at an entertainment. An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time

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