intoxicate

Many of Mr. Coppola’s recollections are sensory: roasted peppers, his grandma’s sizzling meatballs, a neighbor’s homemade wine sweetened with peaches—“smells and tastes that intoxicate me to this day.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Drawing breath for speech seems to intoxicate him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

In other words, it seems to intoxicate them in a way that makes them vulnerable.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2022

These aren’t pleasant feelings, but any strong and pure distillation, even of fear, can intoxicate us.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2020

In Parsifal, his agenda was spiritual rather than physical, and the technique he relied on to intoxicate the listener is called chromaticism.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

“I think that’s why there’s all this frenzy: The sound dominates you and intoxicates you.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

Julie’s improvisational, sometimes reckless approach to work and love — the independence that intoxicates and baffles her — expresses a time and a place as well as her specific temperament.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

Vibrantly shot in hot hues and swirling camera movements by the cinematographer Alfredo Altamirano, the Azteca shocks, unnerves and thoroughly intoxicates the two teenagers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2019

The sweet smell of success intoxicates those who feel robbed of it.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2016

In the T-strap shoes of Long Island debutantes, the sparkling fringes of daring short skirts that swish and glide to music that intoxicates them more than the champagne.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Organizers say they occasionally draw people who are intoxicated, having a bad day, or simply looking for someone to vent at.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

When it made its stateside debut in 1999, I was still intoxicated by the city’s proximity to mountains, old growth forests and water – so much of it, fresh or salty.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The government did not allege that he was intoxicated while possessing the firearm, that he was addicted to marijuana, that he had ever threatened anyone, or that his gun ownership had resulted in any danger.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

Holm said evidence will show Grossman was not intoxicated, not racing and did not “know what happened.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

At. first, intoxicated by the glory of his return, by his remarkable victories, he had peeped into the abyss of greatness.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

No one captured the intoxicating possibilities of the 1980s better than Tyler.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

The cricket was exhilarating, the atmosphere intoxicating and results - for a short while - sensational.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

At times, Schrader spoke about AI with the enthusiasm of a filmmaker discovering an intoxicating new set of creative tools.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Rock ’n’ roll, with its roots in black American music, offered something urgent and liberating: a sense of community and the intoxicating possibility that nothing was inevitable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

We were running through tall grass, and the scent of a thousand different flowers made the air intoxicating.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan