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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None of the ads used tones that would evoke negative emotions or clearly convey the consequences of drunk driving.
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Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Ortega was previously arrested on suspicion of drunk driving last May and later pleaded no contest to driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level of 0.08% or above, according to court records.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration developed standardized field sobriety tests in the late 1970s in an effort to improve the fatality rate on highways due to drunk driving, according to the Criminal Justice Institute.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Both brothers were struck and killed by a driver accused of drunk driving.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Ortega was previously arrested on suspicion of drunk driving last May and later pleaded no contest to driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level of 0.08% or above, according to court records.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration developed standardized field sobriety tests in the late 1970s in an effort to improve the fatality rate on highways due to drunk driving, according to the Criminal Justice Institute.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Both brothers were struck and killed by a driver accused of drunk driving.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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