speakeasy
IPA: spˈikˈizi
noun
- (historical) An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.
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Examples of "speakeasy" in Sentences
- Police never came near the speakeasy.
- It also housed a speakeasy in the basement.
- A dance band also plays the song in Robbo's speakeasy.
- Her husband also worked in the speakeasy, playing piano.
- He hangs around the Speakeasy, always reading the newspaper.
- He wrote a special magic act for it, with a speakeasy setting.
- One direct example of that influence occurs in the speakeasy scene.
- During Prohibition, alcohol was available in a hidden speakeasy loft.
- One of the most important sources of financial support is their speakeasy the.
- A typical speakeasy will be based in an ordinary apartment in a block of flats.
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