drunkenness

Example Sentences

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Big swaths of the novel take place in the liminal spaces between consciousness and sleep, drunkenness and sobriety, life and death.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2021

"His case changed Korean law and the way we view drunkenness in crime," Mr Yoon said.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2021

In the weeks after the deadly crush, South Yorkshire Police officials blamed Liverpool fans, falsely citing drunkenness, hooliganism and late arrivals.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2019

It’s Monday morning in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans — misdemeanor rush hour in a city that traffics more heavily than most in public drunkenness and disturbing the peace.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2019

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