drunk

Example Sentences

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The other's a proud vegan, gay, northern former actor, who told me he'd never drunk a drop.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Lorraine said while she was grateful for the treatment she received in hospital, medical staff initially suspected she was drunk, before blood tests "proved I was not intoxicated by alcohol".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“He’s someone who lost his BS detector and has drunk his own Kool-Aid.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Even Sheriff Taylor had the occasion to welcome someone worse than Otis the town drunk into the Mayberry jail.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

And I was happy in those first days as really I’d never been before, roaming like a sleepwalker, stunned and drunk with beauty.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt