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 New Jersey Department of Transportation is raising awareness about speeding, drunk driving and distracted driving while using humor and some holiday puns.
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Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
He was soon arrested for drunk driving and then, a week after Thanksgiving in 1973, was arrested again, this time after an altercation with police.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
That same year, he was arrested and charged with drunk driving in Westchester, Jones said.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
She was convicted of drunk driving.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
He was soon arrested for drunk driving and then, a week after Thanksgiving in 1973, was arrested again, this time after an altercation with police.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
That same year, he was arrested and charged with drunk driving in Westchester, Jones said.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
She was convicted of drunk driving.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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