intoxicated

Example Sentences

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Pop superstar Britney Spears was released from police custody Thursday morning after being arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated near Los Angeles, according to legal filings and US media reports.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Now the law: The two sides agree the Founders had no problem barring intoxicated people from carrying guns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

To actually feel intoxicated, a chimp would need to eat so much fruit that its stomach would become painfully distended.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

Bana was intoxicated by his environment — so much so that he wouldn’t want to go back to the sterility of a soundstage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Sometimes Johnny felt so intoxicated by the mere sound of the words that he hardly followed the sense.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes