It was a jovial assemblage, well lubricated by preprandial cocaine and expensive dinner wine. ❋ P. G. Sturges (2011)
Her father had decided that a preprandial glass of wine might be too much of an ordeal for a man so new to the social conventions of the world outside prison bars. ❋ Joan Brady (2010)
Bhang and Kusumbá (opium dissolved and strained through a pledges of cotton) are always drunk before dinner and thus the “jolly” time is the preprandial, not the postprandial. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Understood as a preprandial, the cocktail is desperately needed next Thursday. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The Fellows of the college assembled before him, each clasping tight a glass of preprandial sherry. ❋ Noah Charney (2007)
Forbear preprandial procrastination: spin the wheel and close the deal. ❋ Unknown (2007)
At least he rattled his glass with a spoon and, when all had broken off their preprandial conversations and looked up from their cocktails, Mario made his introduction. ❋ Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992- (1984)
Sixty Million Trillion Combinations SINCE IT WAS Thomas Trumbull who was going to act as host for the Black Widowers that month, he did not, as was his wont, arrive at the last minute, gasping for his preprandial drink. ❋ Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992- (1984)
I heard about it from Colin the Corgi, who was showing this hand around over the preprandial Madeira at the Griffins bar: ❋ VICTOR MOLLO (1979)
May I confide in you, and I mean them no disrespect, that in our preprandial discussions, I was not a little surprised to find them such a friendly and articulate lot. ❋ Unknown (1976)
If he wishes a preprandial cigar, the host touches a segment of the wall, apparently no different in appearance from the surrounding surface, and a complete cigar outfit shoots out to within reach of the guest. ❋ Paul Severing (N/A)
Catch, a good dog and true, was pawing and scratching at the door to be admitted, in his customary way, and sniffing a cordial welcome, as he wondered and grumbled, in the most intelligible doggy language, at my being so late in taking him out for his preprandial walk -- when it was such a fine morning, too! ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Ferrall, gesticulating vigorously, resumed his preprandial dog story to Captain Voucher; Belwether buttonholed Alderdene and bored him with an interminably facetious tale until that nobleman, threatened with maxillary dislocation, fairly wrenched himself loose and came over to Siward, squinting furiously. ❋ Unknown (1899)
Orgreave in details of perspective, and by dint of preprandial frequentings of the Sytch, as a gift for Mrs Orgreave. ❋ Arnold Bennett (1899)
But since he could give no real explanation of his feelings, and only sighed vaguely when engaged in the daily preprandial game of billiards at the club, it was thought best to ignore his new departure, and to leave the subject severely alone. ❋ Arthur Louis Keyser (1890)
But "reward" yourself for a low preprandial reading and you will urge yourself to go hypo for your next meal, just so you can ❋ Unknown (2010)
The preprandial cocktail party is held outdoors at one of the most oppressive and sweltering times of the year ❋ Unknown (2010)
[Preprandial] [cafe] [noire] ❋ T.DOVE WHITE (2020)
