Manhattan
noun
Man·hat·tan
man-ˈha-tᵊn 
mən-
variants
or less commonly manhattan
plural Manhattans also manhattans
: a cocktail consisting typically of whiskey, vermouth, and bitters
… a cocktail bar focusing on the classics such as martinis, Manhattans and boulevardiers.—
Nico Madrigal-Yankowski
Nico Madrigal-YankowskiA Manhattan has three key ingredients: A whiskey you like, sweet vermouth, and bitters. A purist will say you should use rye.—Michael Corcoran
Michael CorcoranFor a classic manhattan, I'd grab a solid, classic rye.—Al Sotack
Al SotackExamples of Manhattan in a Sentence
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Robert Menendez's serious threat comes from Ravi Bhalla, a civil rights lawyer and two-term mayor of Hoboken, a modestly-sized but influential commuter city across the Hudson from Manhattan.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 4 June 2024
Thus, Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury is nonetheless a welcome and important political marker.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Rose, 59, began his speech denouncing former President Donald Trump's May 30 guilty verdict in his Manhattan criminal trial, where he was convicted on 34 felony counts related to falsified business records.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
The trial is expected to last for up to two weeks and comes at a moment when his father President Joe Biden is locked in a close race for the presidency with Trump, who was found guilty of 34 felony counts in a Manhattan fraud case.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 3 June 2024
The program began on June 2, hosted in a downtown Manhattan apartment for a 13-day immersive experience.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 June 2024
And the third was David Leibowitz, who obtained his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and then served in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan before working as general counsel for his uncle’s auto empire, Braman Motors, based in Miami.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
Charges in this case were brought by the Manhattan district attorney.
—CBS News, 2 June 2024
Former President Donald Trump stood in the lobby of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning looking somehow ill at ease in his own building.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 2 June 2024
Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 4 June 2024
Thus, Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury is nonetheless a welcome and important political marker.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Rose, 59, began his speech denouncing former President Donald Trump's May 30 guilty verdict in his Manhattan criminal trial, where he was convicted on 34 felony counts related to falsified business records.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
The trial is expected to last for up to two weeks and comes at a moment when his father President Joe Biden is locked in a close race for the presidency with Trump, who was found guilty of 34 felony counts in a Manhattan fraud case.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 3 June 2024
The program began on June 2, hosted in a downtown Manhattan apartment for a 13-day immersive experience.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 June 2024
And the third was David Leibowitz, who obtained his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and then served in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan before working as general counsel for his uncle’s auto empire, Braman Motors, based in Miami.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
Charges in this case were brought by the Manhattan district attorney.
—CBS News, 2 June 2024
Former President Donald Trump stood in the lobby of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning looking somehow ill at ease in his own building.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 2 June 2024
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Manhattan
geographical name
Man·hat·tan
man-ˈha-tᵊn
mən-
1
city on the Kansas River in the northeast central part of the state of Kansas population 52,281
2
island 13 miles (21 kilometers) long in southeastern New York surrounded by the Hudson River, Harlem River, Spuyten Duyvil Creek, East River, and Upper New York Bay
3
borough of New York City comprising Manhattan Island, several small adjacent islands, and a small area (Marble Hill) on the mainland population 1,585,873
Note: Manhattan contains one of the world's chief financial and commercial areas.
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