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

Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.’

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

“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

According to the Associated Press, 19 states say that an intoxicated person is only considered incapacitated — and therefore unable to consent — if they were given drugs or alcohol without knowing.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The children's commissioner for England is warning that kids in the UK are "becoming intoxicated by extremism" on social media, the Times reports.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

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

In the interim he was intoxicated with an overabundance of free time and his whole frame trembled and fidgeted with impatience.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The song’s outro is equally as intoxicating, referencing the lyrics and melody of its apparent brother track, “Beat Up Chanel$.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

“There was something heady and intoxicating about the feeling of riding on a cloud that even the most logical and rational. . . could not deny.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

These people have tangible passion and intoxicating energy for what they do.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

But the market—that’s an intoxicating place, isn’t it?

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz