- past participle of intoxicate.
- past tense form of intoxicate.
intoxicated
Example Sentences
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Pop superstar Britney Spears was released from police custody Thursday morning after being arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated near Los Angeles, according to legal filings and US media reports.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Now the law: The two sides agree the Founders had no problem barring intoxicated people from carrying guns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
To actually feel intoxicated, a chimp would need to eat so much fruit that its stomach would become painfully distended.
From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025
His trial at the Old Bailey painted a picture of a man who had been intoxicated by power since his teenage years.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
He was so vibrant, gay and jolly—so intoxicated with living—that he was like a god come from the clouds.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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