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

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

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

Newsom also signed AB 1685, which would increase the number of points against a driver’s record if they’re convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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

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

I wandered through the nearby marketplace, intoxicated by the exotic spices and perfumes.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

“We wanted adventure . . . to open our lives to surprise,” Mr. Bamberger recalls in this intoxicating tale of players and caddies, characters and courses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 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

It seemed that Scarff had experienced some of the same intoxicating rush that the inmates had felt.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover