intoxicate
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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
Abdul-Mateen, who won an Emmy for “Watchmen,” intoxicates with his exuberant Booth, both flashy and naïve.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
The sweet smell of success intoxicates those who feel robbed of it.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2016
He readily acknowledges that applause intoxicates him as much as any performer and that awards are a great boost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2015
Sketching children at a street fair for pennies, she meets Walter, a flirtatious sort who intoxicates her with stories of studying art in Paris.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2014
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
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
Now the law: The two sides agree the Founders had no problem barring intoxicated people from carrying guns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
“Infantino is intoxicated by the elite circles of power, status and wealth, into which he has been elevated,” Goldblatt said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2025
Sometimes Johnny felt so intoxicated by the mere sound of the words that he hardly followed the sense.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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
She described the first No Kings protest, which she had been initially nervous to attend, as an intoxicating experience.
From Slate ● May 4, 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
She dreamed of gardens full of white roses, their perfume intoxicating.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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