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
Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Technology Association, told the committee that self-driving vehicles, “are never distracted, never tired, they don’t get drunk and they don’t fall asleep.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 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
The Frenchmen smiled, but their manner was constrained and they seemed in no mood to get drunk.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
