alcoholic

Example Sentences

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And fruity martinis fit perfectly into this cultural moment: drinks that feel like cocktails but don’t taste aggressively alcoholic.

From Salon

On Jan. 29, 1951, Taylor filed for divorce after realizing that she and Hilton Jr. had very few interests in common and that he was abusive and an alcoholic.

From Salon

The six-pack or two he guzzled in 45 minutes didn’t impress me, thanks to my own alcoholic dad, but I did respect Bukowski’s poetry.

From Los Angeles Times

That would remove the state tax on most grocery items, but leave it on items such as alcoholic beverages or prepared meals that are hot at the point of sale.

From Washington Times

Born in 1948 in Shreveport, La., to what she described as a “drug addict mother and alcoholic, gambler father” who split up when she was 8, Minter said she essentially raised herself.

From New York Times