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

“I sit in front of the fireplace in silence and get drunk on beautiful thoughts.”

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

Though he did write that "drowning the shamrock... by no means implies that it is necessary to get drunk in doing so".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2019

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