drunk

Example Sentences

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I watched crowds of first-time voters dancing through Budapest's backstreets, drunk with a heady mix of hope and incredulity in the early hours of Monday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Platner pleaded ignorance—claiming that he had gotten inked with insignia while drunk and off duty in Croatia, and didn’t understand the horrific context until much later.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 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

Kurt Russell has never drunk a Michelob Ultra.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

“She’s mine. She’s drunk my milk. Look at how happy she is in my arms! She’s going to stay with me.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman