zonked

Example Sentences

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He doesn’t schedule any dinners that first week back and goes to bed at 5 p.m., if he is zonked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

He said that by early evening, they were "zonked, but it's lovely".

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

“I had the exact same problem as Juliet,” Hunt says, “but I was so zonked at the time, I just took the easy route for a while and reverted to purees and spoon-feeding.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2019

My 11-year-old, Lucy, is zonked out on Benadryl, still reeling from the aftereffects of an allergic reaction to an antibiotic that landed her in the emergency room two weeks ago.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2011

For the first couple of days, we were so zonked by jet lag it felt as if we were moving at half speed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama