get drunk

Example Sentences

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Although basketball people get drunk on expectations and projections every year at the NBA draft, this feels different — the kind of buzz that’s only accompanied the smallest handful of modern players.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

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

I go out and have fun but I rarely get drunk and I wake up fresh and energised.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2017

Villagers say that they occasionally saw Mr. Dogaru at church and that, unlike many local men, he did not get drunk or smoke and took great pride in his physical condition.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2013

The Frenchmen smiled, but their manner was constrained and they seemed in no mood to get drunk.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan