wino

Example Sentences

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After their relationship ended, the tattoo was changed to read “wino for ever”, the court heard.

From The Guardian

Another prosecutor, taking notes on prospective jurors, described a black juror who drank as a “blk wino,” while describing a white juror who drank as “drinks — country boy — O.K.”

From New York Times

I didn't know I'd have to climb over junkies to go to school, or winos.

From Salon

Corona intimated his guilt for the first time in a 2011 parole hearing, saying the men were "winos" and had trespassed in the orchards.

From Los Angeles Times

With the exception of the massive budget, you just described a movie I played a wino in back in 1993 called "The Meteor Man," and yes, there was a "Meteor Man" comic book.

From Los Angeles Times