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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The chats included messages about killing communists, racial and religious minorities and other groups, as well as discussions of drunk driving and drug use. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Watt has been paired with play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz since the start of the NFL season after former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was suspended following a drunk driving arrest in Wisconsin over the summer. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 In 2025, another Marine was convicted of drunk driving and leaving the scene of a crash that injured four members of a family, including two children. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 And by an older MADD estimate, drunk driving death have fallen 55%. — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2026.

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