drunk

Example Sentences

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“I’ve never been drunk because I don’t like the taste of alcohol,” says Moreno, giggling.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Fanning: When you said the drunk thing I thought you were gonna say, “What’s the hardest thing to do?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Lorraine said while she was grateful for the treatment she received in hospital, medical staff initially suspected she was drunk, before blood tests "proved I was not intoxicated by alcohol".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

French authorities are investigating the deaths in December and January of two babies who were thought to have drunk possibly contaminated powdered milk.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

"You haven't drunk much of it," I said.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway