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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Though she was found guilty of drunk driving, Read’s acquittal on charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death was undoubtedly a victory.
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The bombastic politician, who reportedly spewed racist and homophobic comments and was once convicted of drunk driving, was elected mayor in 2010 for a scandalous term that led to international notoriety.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 16 June 2025
On August 11, 1965, Los Angeles police stopped Marquette and Ronald Frye, two brothers, under the suspicion of drunk driving.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
She also was known for securing funds for hurricane rebuilding, strengthening enforcement of drunk driving laws and her foreign aid work for U.S.-Israel relations.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Mar. 2025
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The bombastic politician, who reportedly spewed racist and homophobic comments and was once convicted of drunk driving, was elected mayor in 2010 for a scandalous term that led to international notoriety.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 16 June 2025
On August 11, 1965, Los Angeles police stopped Marquette and Ronald Frye, two brothers, under the suspicion of drunk driving.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
She also was known for securing funds for hurricane rebuilding, strengthening enforcement of drunk driving laws and her foreign aid work for U.S.-Israel relations.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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