drunkard

Example Sentences

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A cluster of townspeople who might have been written off as bumpkins, drunkards and clowns coalesces into something like a lynch mob.

From New York Times

Yet in “Night World,” Mae Clarke, who plays a dancer with a knack for nursing drunkards back to health, cuts through the hedonism and anarchy with her grounded intelligence and low-key charm.

From New York Times

The same online commentary warned that the A.B.H. “would be a ‘wet’ shelter, meaning druggies and drunkards will be able to come and go as they please.”

From New York Times

In several, his character died as a frustrated lover and a drunkard.

From Seattle Times

Right: “I grew up watching my mum being beaten by my drunkard stepfather every day,” says Mike.

From Washington Post