boozed; boozing
: to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess
—often used in the phrase booze it up
: intoxicating drink
especially
: hard liquor
Examples of booze in a Sentence
Verb
He was out boozing with his friends.
he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday
Noun
We bought some chips and booze for the party.
this will be a birthday party without booze
Recent Examples on the Web
Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 May 2026
Still, Garance’s death stare into the void, where this woman is still hard-boozing 90 minutes into the movie, starts to run its premise thin despite Exarchopoulos’ terrific and totally internalized turn.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
But the end of colonial rule galvanized a new frontier spirit around booze, with Americans shunning the sherry, port, and brandy favored by the stiff Europeans, and instead leaning into their own hooch created by a mash of whatever grains were on hand.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 May 2026
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Verb
Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 May 2026
Still, Garance’s death stare into the void, where this woman is still hard-boozing 90 minutes into the movie, starts to run its premise thin despite Exarchopoulos’ terrific and totally internalized turn.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Noun
Few zero proof brands attempt to mimic the minty, spicy, bitter profile of a true amaro, which makes Bare’s version a standout for anyone who wants a booze-free digestif or a more complex base for after-dinner mocktails.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
But the end of colonial rule galvanized a new frontier spirit around booze, with Americans shunning the sherry, port, and brandy favored by the stiff Europeans, and instead leaning into their own hooch created by a mash of whatever grains were on hand.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 May 2026
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“Booze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booze. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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