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 group was founded in 1982 by victims of drunk driving, according to an AAIM news release.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
The jury can’t help but see this case as a straightforward drunk driving hit-and-run homicide.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
Young-kyu, who was found south of Seoul in the city of Yongin, had recently been the subject of scandal when he was caught in a drunk driving incident in the same city in June, Deadline and Variety reported.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The study was based on an analysis of fatal drunk driving crashes that occurred from 2018 – 2022 and the factors that may have contributed to them.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
The jury can’t help but see this case as a straightforward drunk driving hit-and-run homicide.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
Young-kyu, who was found south of Seoul in the city of Yongin, had recently been the subject of scandal when he was caught in a drunk driving incident in the same city in June, Deadline and Variety reported.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The study was based on an analysis of fatal drunk driving crashes that occurred from 2018 – 2022 and the factors that may have contributed to them.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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