drunken
Example Sentences
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The other, a Flea Bottom orphan taken in by a drunken hedge knight, spent most of his life sleeping on the hard ground.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
"Vooaaria!" the bird croaked, a concoction of sounds that resembled a drunken old man.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
It plays out like a drunken freestyling session in your coolest friend’s apartment — with lines like “you are not that bitch” delivered with a heavily-accented affectation that feels seductive, but more importantly, unbothered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
PC Pritchard, who joined North Wales Police as a trainee in 2023, admitted her drunken behaviour was inappropriate, but denied it was gross misconduct.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
It was conveniently close to the governing hub of the Common- wealth, while being a comfortable distance from the smell of rotten fish, hot tar, and the vomit of drunken sailors.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
