get drunk

Example Sentences

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Asked if he had safety concerns with autonomous technology, the governor echoed industry talking points that human drivers who can get drunk or sleepy behind the wheel are more dangerous than driverless cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2023

As Treasure Jones, Lily refuses to let her doughboy clients get drunk: “We owe it to their mothers to protect their livers.”

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2020

The autonomous car won't get drunk, or tired, it won't shout at the kids on the back seat.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2017

I go out and have fun but I rarely get drunk and I wake up fresh and energised.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2017

The Frenchmen smiled, but their manner was constrained and they seemed in no mood to get drunk.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan