How to Use drunken in a Sentence

drunken

adjective
Definition of drunkennext
Synonyms for drunkennext
  • A drunken brawl broke out at the bar.
  • He lives in an apartment with his drunken mother.
  • He fell into a drunken stupor.
  • The streets were filled with drunken revelers on New Year's Eve.
  • One story holds that he was killed in a drunken brawl with one of his guards.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Till one drunken night in 2003, when a Palillo punched an AFO in-law.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2023
  • There was the sober me who chose to seek help, and the drunken me who had clanged around in my life months, weeks, hours before.
    — Mike Scalise, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
  • Loud Spanish and drunken laughter filled the main room.
    — Sasha Digiulian, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2022
  • In the film, the drunken swordsman sacrifices himself for a friend.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 July 2023
  • There will be a 1900s room, a drunken handyman bar, a botanist room that can be used for private events.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • One of the most tragic events from the past year was a car crash that involved a drunken driver and cost the lives of a teenage couple.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Elle King appears to be taking a break from her tour in the wake of her drunken performance at the Grand Ole Opry last week.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Andy Cohen's drunken New Year's Eve antics might be back to kick off 2024!
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
  • It’s not just the driver who is at fault in a drunken driving accident.
    — Michael Pike, Sun Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2022
  • First up, Joe stabbed Malcolm in his dining room after a drunken night out on the town, marking his first kill of the season.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 9 Mar. 2023
  • ChatGPT to share movie scenes and poetry about drunken nights of yore.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Though all eyes should have been on the bride and groom, pal Matt Smith's drunken behavior was one of the day's most unforgettable moments.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
  • Over strutting synth-pop, Roan showers the girl of her dreams in singalong hooks tailor-made for drunken karaoke nights.
    — Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The drunken driving charge is not Baker’s first brush with law enforcement.
    — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • There’s a bit of a romantic cliffhanger at the end of season one where Molly and John (Adam Scott) have a drunken night together.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
  • She was fatally struck by a drunken driver who had veered into a safety lane blocked by cones.
    — Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In a drunken state, Jack told Portia that Quentin and his friends are actually out of funds but are about to come into a lot of money, which doesn’t sit well.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Sibley doesn’t shy away from the parts of the Harris saga that don’t paint him in the best light: the drunken nights, the cocaine binges, the fights, the affairs, the petty squabbles with co-stars and collaborators.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • He was charged with drunken driving in Vermont several years ago, but that charge has been expunged.
    — Patriot Ledger Staff, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Pinocchio, in other words, fashioned in a drunken fit, is a replacement.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Ida, a half Jewish widow with a teen-age son named Nino, is raped by a drunken German soldier and gets pregnant with Useppe.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Conrad finds Belly drunk on the beach and tries to get her inside, but the encounter turns into a tearful, drunken confrontation.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The officer spoke with the motorist and arrested her for drunken driving and possession of drugs.
    — cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Then, during training camp, Layne got charged with drunken driving.
    — Bill Morris, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The show is decisively more sauced and debauched than any other New Year’s Eve program out there, which isn’t to say it’s a total drunken mess.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2022

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