inebriated

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Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum came out as bisexual in an interview with Tamron Hall that aired Monday, six months after he was found inebriated and vomiting in a Miami hotel room.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2020

Alternatively, a big dollop of very white, very thick cream is a fitting partner, making your patiently inebriated and majestic pears even more alluring.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2018

Behind a group of Russian speakers huddled around a bucket of beers, a slightly inebriated and very friendly Brit grabs an extremely tall man and says, “Hey! Which team are you on?”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2016

In developing this version, Ayer and Leto settled on someone who is a businessman at his core - inebriated with power and the absolute authority of his own instinct.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2016

What Disraeli said of Gladstone was also true of Churchill: he was “a sophisticated rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith