drunken

Example Sentences

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It would also have been nice if, instead of circling notes like a drunken canary, Mr. Attmore had landed with a bit more frequency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Even Richard Nixon in his darkest, and sometimes drunken, moments had the good sense, or at least the protection afforded by his aides, to keep his most sadistic thoughts private.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

His "drunken monkey" hypothesis initially met resistance from many scientists, especially primatologists, who argued that primates in the wild do not commonly eat fermented fruits or nectar.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

I tell him the usual sins and then, I stole fish and chips from a drunken man.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt