drinking age

noun

: the age at which a person can legally buy and drink alcohol

The drinking age in the U.S. is 21.

Examples of drinking age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wristbands will need to be issued to people of legal drinking age and participating businesses will be required to verify that customers are 21 years old or older before selling them alcohol, per a new entertainment zone ordinance. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026

And as Gen Z continues to come of legal drinking age, the martini halo is an opportune time for Chopin to introduce vodka to a new generation. —John Kell, Forbes.com, 11 Mar. 2026

For the first few years of its implementation, the NIL era has been mostly characterized by institutions and sponsors falling all over themselves to help create a new class of multi-millionaires – even before most of them are of legal drinking age. —Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026

Get rid of your ex's belongings and gifts This coping mechanism is one for people of legal drinking age. —Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for drinking age

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