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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After he was arrested for drunk driving in 2005 and 2006, Tracy was motivated to get sober for his three sons.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Authorities said Rodriguez-Mendoza has a lengthy criminal record, including multiple arrests on charges of drunk driving, drug possession charges, and driving without a license.
—Emma Bussey , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The second season ended with Jimmy (Segel) saving the life of the man who killed his wife (Lilan Bowden) in a drunk driving accident, Brett Goldstein’s Louis.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Xavier Parker-Guerrero, 20, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and eight counts of drunk driving causing injury in the March 10, 2024, crash in the Oakland hills.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Authorities said Rodriguez-Mendoza has a lengthy criminal record, including multiple arrests on charges of drunk driving, drug possession charges, and driving without a license.
—Emma Bussey , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The second season ended with Jimmy (Segel) saving the life of the man who killed his wife (Lilan Bowden) in a drunk driving accident, Brett Goldstein’s Louis.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Xavier Parker-Guerrero, 20, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and eight counts of drunk driving causing injury in the March 10, 2024, crash in the Oakland hills.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
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. 2025.
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