drunk driving

noun

variants or drunken driving
chiefly US
: the act of driving a vehicle while drunk
He was arrested for drunk driving.

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And by an older MADD estimate, drunk driving death have fallen 55%. — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026 Highway hypnosis is a real thing, and drowsy driving is a danger not unlike drunk driving. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026 The 34-year-old driver was taken into custody on suspicion of drunk driving. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 Sandwich, Massachusetts police officer Matthew Cotter has checked into a treatment program after being arrested over the weekend on a drunk driving charge on Cape Cod. — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drunk driving

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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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