drunkenness Sentence Examples
- The drunkenness of the revelers was palpable as they stumbled out of the bar.
- The man's drunkenness was evident by the way he slurred his words and stumbled around.
- The police officer pulled over the driver for drunkenness after he swerved across the center line.
- The party was cut short due to the drunkenness of several of the guests.
- The student was suspended from school for drunkenness after he was caught drinking in the hallways.
- The company fired the employee for drunkenness after she was found passed out in her office.
- The athlete was disqualified from the competition for drunkenness after he was found to have a high blood alcohol content.
- The doctor diagnosed the patient with alcohol poisoning due to drunkenness.
- The judge sentenced the defendant to community service for drunkenness after he was convicted of public intoxication.
- The mayor declared a state of emergency due to the drunkenness and rioting that erupted during the festival.
drunkenness Meaning
drunkenness (n)
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
drunkenness (n.)
The state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic liquor; intoxication; inebriety; -- used of the casual state or the habit.
Disorder of the faculties, resembling intoxication by liquors; inflammation; frenzy; rage.
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FAQs About the word drunkenness
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol, habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakd
alcoholism,intemperance, insobriety, debauchery, dissoluteness, intemperateness,intoxication, inebriety, dipsomania
sobriety,temperance, temperance, sobriety,abstinence, abstinence, abstention, abstention,teetotalism, teetotalism
The drunkenness of the revelers was palpable as they stumbled out of the bar.
The man's drunkenness was evident by the way he slurred his words and stumbled around.
The police officer pulled over the driver for drunkenness after he swerved across the center line.
The party was cut short due to the drunkenness of several of the guests.
