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Recent Examples of inebriated Now in its second year, Ojai Food + Wine, set for the weekend of March 13–16, is betting that luxury tastes better without elbowing through an inebriated crowd for a few truffle shavings. David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 The episode then cuts from Mon’s inebriated dancing to Luthen’s trusted Rebel operator, Cinta Kaz (Varada Sethu), who’s been tasked with posing as Tay’s driver and eliminating him. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025 One is the searing story of an inebriated gentleman who regrettably took a one-minute walk while barefoot during the unprecedented 2021 Northwest heat dome. ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025 He is attacked by soldiers keen to get the staff but is saved by an inebriated traveling scholar named Lu Yan (Chan), a reference to one of the Eight Immortals mentioned in the Drunken Master films. ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inebriated
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Adjective
  • For years across social media, fans have been convinced that the cast of Mamma Mia! were drunk on set due to ouzo, a Greek aperitif.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • The crash occurred about 2½ years after Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III drove drunk at speeds up to 156 mph on a Las Vegas street and caused a fiery collision that killed a woman and her dog on Nov. 2, 2021.
    Cristian Santana, NBC news, 17 July 2025
Adjective
  • The crash happened at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday after authorities received a report of a possible drunken driver at a gas station on Lakeville Highway, according to the Santa Rosa and Petaluma police departments.
    Gary Klien, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
  • Officers responding to reports of a possible drunken driver at a Petaluma gas station found the black Kia Sol about three minutes before the crash on a nearby road and tried to pull it over, police said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • Authorities have found no evidence to suggest the incident was connected to terrorism or motivated by criminal intentions beyond the driver’s impaired state, a law enforcement official said.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
  • Reid remained at the scene and was charged with vehicular manslaughter, drunk driving and driving while ability impaired.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Sharon's fried chicken comes as a 2- or 4-piece meal with biscuits and either one or two sides.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
  • Dressed cucumbers are also a great make-and-take side for picnics to add to a cold plate, serve alongside fried chicken, or even put on a sandwich.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 July 2025

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“Inebriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriated. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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