drunkenness

Example Sentences

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But no complaints of drunkenness had been made by local residents, and indeed the licence was renewed the following month.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023

“Limit noise and drunkenness, clean up your mess and don’t pee in the canals. Keep in mind the locals and they will welcome you with open arms.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

They rejected dancing, public drunkenness, gambling, and obscene speech as ungodly and fit for punishment by a special tribunal called the Consistory.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Under Florida law, a governor can suspend state officials for wrongdoing that includes neglect of duty, incompetence, malfeasance, drunkenness or commission of a felony.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Haiyi felt his drunkenness fade as he stared into the steady black eyes of the Old Man of the Moon.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin