drunkenly

Example Sentences

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It’s hard to imagine his administration being competent enough to fake such actions without at least one conspiracist letting the secret out, even by drunkenly bragging about it to a would-be mistress.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

EO enters the forest one night after a visit from a drunkenly exuberant Kasandra, who has come to wish him a happy birthday at another farm where he now lives.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023

The Auckland native plays Jessie, a charming, self-centered, late-20s New Zealand slacker living in London who drunkenly hooks up with and is then courted by international movie star Tom Kapoor.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2022

Perhaps that’s because, in another break from the country norm, her marriage died quietly rather than with anybody drunkenly riding a lawnmower into town.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2021

At his touch, the desk swayed drunkenly, shifted gears into a lopsided position and— miracle of miracles—remained upright at that strange tipsy angle.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier