drunkenness

Example Sentences

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The country is heavily influenced by Sharia law, and homosexuality and public drunkenness are forbidden, while public displays of affection and immodest dress are heavily frowned upon.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2022

Lauren McNie, from Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, is worried the ban might actually encourage drunkenness.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2022

While the authorities willfully ignore many violations, foreigners have on occasion been arrested for such crimes as posting satirical videos online, public drunkenness or kissing.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2020

It’s Monday morning in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans — misdemeanor rush hour in a city that traffics more heavily than most in public drunkenness and disturbing the peace.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2019

Haiyi felt his drunkenness fade as he stared into the steady black eyes of the Old Man of the Moon.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin