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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Eventually, women in other cities—many of whom had also been affected by drunk driving—saw those newscasts and read those articles.
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Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
She was convicted of drunk driving.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
In 2004, Sutherland was sentenced to five years probation, fined $500 and ordered to take part in an alcohol treatment program after once again pleading no contest to drunk driving.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Handshakes and High Fives Sam Blum spoke to Rio Foster, the Angels prospect who was severely injured as a passenger in a drunk driving accident last season.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
She was convicted of drunk driving.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
In 2004, Sutherland was sentenced to five years probation, fined $500 and ordered to take part in an alcohol treatment program after once again pleading no contest to drunk driving.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Handshakes and High Fives Sam Blum spoke to Rio Foster, the Angels prospect who was severely injured as a passenger in a drunk driving accident last season.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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