boozed; boozing
: to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess
—often used in the phrase booze it up
: intoxicating drink
especially
: hard liquor
Synonyms
Verb
Noun
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
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
Here’s how this all stacks up to booze, heart-health-wise.
—Ali Finney, SELF, 26 Feb. 2024
After years on Houston’s hospitality scene, the duo transitioned from food to booze after years of experimental distilling.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Bread pudding with bananas, apples or boozed up at during Devour Indy
Bread pudding aficionados, this is your time.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2024
Eventually, everyone gets sick of all this pressure and starts boozing their troubles away.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Over the course of a roller-coaster relationship, in which booze alternately ignites and smothers their romantic flame, the couple get married, raise a daughter, drift apart, collide again and take stutter steps toward recovery.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
The event is fueled by defense contractors who pay several hundred dollars a ticket for food, booze, and access to special-operations and intelligence-community leaders.
—Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
Homeless people sometimes broke in to sleep and booze it up alongside piles of archived legal files.
—Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 9 June 2023
Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
Other data showed a dip in booze consumption—2023 saw the lowest number of beer sales in the US since 1999, according to an industry report, and wine consumption fell by about 2% in 2022.
—Ali Finney, SELF, 26 Feb. 2024
Sobering Up: In the United States, the holiday is often associated with booze.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The connection between booze and an eclipse might be a bit nebulous, but that’s what marketing departments are for.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
Entry is free but food, beer and booze, and travel costs are not.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
With her thick Southern accent and even thicker head of highlights, this hairdresser covers up her sorrows with booze, wisecracks and a tough exterior.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
Teams would still get almost two weeks of rest from the conference title games, and fans would avoid the Monday malaise following a night of nachos, wings and booze.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024
Many of the bullfighters live in a haze of booze, starting in the morning.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
Verb
In the California mountain hamlet of Dunsmuir (likewise the setting of Hall’s 2022 directorial debut), Sam struggles to sell a house and bickers with a deadbeat husband named Travis, both of them turning to booze to cope.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
Here’s how this all stacks up to booze, heart-health-wise.
—Ali Finney, SELF, 26 Feb. 2024
After years on Houston’s hospitality scene, the duo transitioned from food to booze after years of experimental distilling.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Bread pudding with bananas, apples or boozed up at during Devour Indy
Bread pudding aficionados, this is your time.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2024
Eventually, everyone gets sick of all this pressure and starts boozing their troubles away.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Over the course of a roller-coaster relationship, in which booze alternately ignites and smothers their romantic flame, the couple get married, raise a daughter, drift apart, collide again and take stutter steps toward recovery.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
The event is fueled by defense contractors who pay several hundred dollars a ticket for food, booze, and access to special-operations and intelligence-community leaders.
—Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
Homeless people sometimes broke in to sleep and booze it up alongside piles of archived legal files.
—Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 9 June 2023
Noun
Mocktail Club, a premium non-GMO and vegan brand that relies on natural ingredients free of artificial flavors, colors, and booze.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
Other data showed a dip in booze consumption—2023 saw the lowest number of beer sales in the US since 1999, according to an industry report, and wine consumption fell by about 2% in 2022.
—Ali Finney, SELF, 26 Feb. 2024
Sobering Up: In the United States, the holiday is often associated with booze.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The connection between booze and an eclipse might be a bit nebulous, but that’s what marketing departments are for.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
Entry is free but food, beer and booze, and travel costs are not.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
With her thick Southern accent and even thicker head of highlights, this hairdresser covers up her sorrows with booze, wisecracks and a tough exterior.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
Teams would still get almost two weeks of rest from the conference title games, and fans would avoid the Monday malaise following a night of nachos, wings and booze.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024
Many of the bullfighters live in a haze of booze, starting in the morning.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
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