Sip
How words are described
| good | good sip | good try |
| single | single sip | single try |
| small | small sip | small try |
| big | big sip | big try |
| Other adjectives: final, extra, last. | ||
Common collocations
| time | sip time | try time |
Both words in one sentence
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Later, the guys try to explain what happened to them, by drinking a sip of beer, only to realize that the drug has worn off.
Source: I'll Take Two Beers Too -
A fit of nervous hiccups forces her to take a small sip of water to try and remedy them, but since she's so thirsty, tasting that one sip makes her snap and start drinking all the water she can get her hands on.
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Also, it probably wasn't a good idea for a Mormon to try to write a sympathetic alchoholic character's backstory - Tony is warned by his father not to drink, has one sip of champagne at a party and is immediately intoxicated and addicted.
Source: Creator / Orson Scott Card
Cite this Source
Try and Sip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sip/try
Sip & Try. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sip/try>.
Try or Sip. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sip/try.
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