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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Brooke Allen, an anti-drunk driving advocate, said.
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Heath Kalb, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
And in 2017, Woods was discovered asleep at the wheel in Florida and arrested for drunk driving.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
That change didn’t quell the concerns of some lawmakers in both parties, who questioned the wisdom of extending the hours for liquor sales on the grounds that doing so could increase the risk of drunk driving incidents.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Emt had been an all-star high school athlete, an Army West Point cadet and a UConn basketball walk-on before a drunk driving incident paralyzed him from the waist down at 25 years old.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
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Heath Kalb, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
And in 2017, Woods was discovered asleep at the wheel in Florida and arrested for drunk driving.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
That change didn’t quell the concerns of some lawmakers in both parties, who questioned the wisdom of extending the hours for liquor sales on the grounds that doing so could increase the risk of drunk driving incidents.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Emt had been an all-star high school athlete, an Army West Point cadet and a UConn basketball walk-on before a drunk driving incident paralyzed him from the waist down at 25 years old.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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