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Collocations for sip - noun

ADJECTIVE

little, small, tiny
careful, cautious, tentative
quick, slow
large, long
noisy
first
final, last
He took a final sip of his coffee before leaving.

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VERB + sip

drink, have, take
I took a little sip of my drink.

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PREPOSITION

sip from
He took a sip from his glass.
sip of
a sip of coffee
in sips
He drank the brandy in sips.

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Collocations for sip - verb

ADVERB

slowly
quietly, silently
calmly, casually
‘Oh yes?’ she asked, calmly sipping her drink.
She sat in the warm sun, casually sipping champagne.
daintily, delicately, gingerly
thoughtfully

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VERB + sip

pause to
She paused to sip her tea.

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PREPOSITION

at
He sipped at his beer thoughtfully.
from
She sipped from her glass of water.
on
Luther continued sipping on his coffee.

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Sip is used with these nouns as the object:
ale, beer, brandy, can, champagne, chocolate, cider, cocktail, coffee, coke, cup, drink, gin, glass, juice, liquid, mug, pint, sherry, soda, tea, water, whisky, wine

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