drunk

Example Sentences

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“As explained in Superman, the same way she gets drunk — she goes to a planet with a red sun,” Gunn wrote on Threads.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Participants reported everything they had eaten and drunk during the previous 24 hours and answered whether they routinely added salt to food at the table.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

“The cup of coffee never asks anything of you. Even before you’ve drunk it, it just gives you hope.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

All the while you wondered what madness was left to come, what late twist the football Gods, drunk on drama these past months, were planning.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Two black women sat stirring the beans and talking about a shared memory back from the city, about a play where the main actor had been too drunk to recite his lines.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline