- present participle of intoxicate.
intoxicating
Example Sentences
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No one captured the intoxicating possibilities of the 1980s better than Tyler.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
At times, Schrader spoke about AI with the enthusiasm of a filmmaker discovering an intoxicating new set of creative tools.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
“We wanted adventure . . . to open our lives to surprise,” Mr. Bamberger recalls in this intoxicating tale of players and caddies, characters and courses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
She described the first No Kings protest, which she had been initially nervous to attend, as an intoxicating experience.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Many of these women were already involved in the temperance movement—the campaign to rid the nation of intoxicating liquor—which would also culminate in 1919.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing intoxicating
The Haunting of Hill House
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