intoxicant
Example Sentences
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But that just means you have to treat this relationship as an intoxicant vs. nourishment.
From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2021
The crowd has been compared to an electric spark, a dance partner, an intoxicant and a character in and of itself.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2020
Music is an intoxicant and a revelation, an accompaniment to mourning and to celebration; it bears the marks of both Apollo and Dionysus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2018
In “Sorry to Bother You, white voice is a dangerous intoxicant; in “BlackKkKlansman,” it is a stereotype the black man can deploy against its creators.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 13, 2018
"I consider the account of the intra-earth fungus intoxicant beyond the realm of fact."
From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri
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