drunkard

Example Sentences

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A cluster of townspeople who might have been written off as bumpkins, drunkards and clowns coalesces into something like a lynch mob.

From New York Times

In several, his character died as a frustrated lover and a drunkard.

From Seattle Times

Right: “I grew up watching my mum being beaten by my drunkard stepfather every day,” says Mike.

From Washington Post

Of course, Bismarck also famously quipped that “God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America,” so maybe there is hope for the Alabama Legislature yet.

From Washington Times

Tilden’s opponents painted him as a diseased drunkard who planned to pay off the former Confederacy’s debts; Hayes’s enemies claimed he had stolen money from his brothers in arms during the war.

From National Geographic