drunken

Example Sentences

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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

Past surgeon generals’ warnings have shifted public opinion on smoking, drunken driving and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Also very normal is the penchant for team owners to spend like drunken sailors in an effort to outdo one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

You won't find either of them spinning yarns about drunken shenanigans at long ago party conferences, or carrying grudges about things that happened decades ago in student election campaigns.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

Milkman told her the story about the drunken Yankee.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison