DUI
abbreviation or noun
plural DUIs
1
US
: the act or crime of driving a vehicle while affected by alcohol or drugs
was arrested for DUI
a DUI case
2
US
: an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence
… the reason he was in prison is that a few DUIs caught up with him …—
Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich3
US
: a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence
a convicted DUI
Examples of DUI in a Sentence
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He was arrested and transported to Ledyard Police Department where he was processed and charged with DUI, improper storage of a firearm in a motor vehicle and illegally carrying a firearm under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
The 22-year-old Addison was arrested at 11:36 p.m. local time following a DUI investigation, according to the agency, and released two hours later.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 July 2024
The two were together for more than three years and remained friends but stopped speaking in late September, not long after she was arrested for a DUI.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
That was the day Shannon was arrested for DUI and hit-and-run after driving her car into a house.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 12 July 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
The 22-year-old Addison was arrested at 11:36 p.m. local time following a DUI investigation, according to the agency, and released two hours later.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 July 2024
The two were together for more than three years and remained friends but stopped speaking in late September, not long after she was arrested for a DUI.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
That was the day Shannon was arrested for DUI and hit-and-run after driving her car into a house.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 12 July 2024
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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