DUI
abbreviation or noun
plural DUIs
1
US
: the act or crime of driving a vehicle while affected by alcohol or drugs
was arrested for DUI
a DUI case
2
US
: an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence
… the reason he was in prison is that a few DUIs caught up with him …—
Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich3
US
: a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence
a convicted DUI
Examples of DUI in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Mulqueen had a $3,000 warrant out for his arrest stemming from a 2023 DUI, online court records showed.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
The 52-year-old was charged with DUI and following too closely in the April 18 incident on Georgia State Route 30 in Effingham County, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
In January 2022, she was also arrested on suspicion of DUI and taken into custody in Georgia.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
The 58-year-old driver of the pickup truck was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
According to court docs seen by PEOPLE, she was arrested in July 2022 for a DUI.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
He was arrested last February, in Clayton, on suspicion of a misdemeanor DUI count and a felony count of threatening officers.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The next few years were filled with several arrests for drug possession, a DUI, reckless driving and more.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Television Karen Huger of ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ arrested, cited in DUI crash
March 21, 2024
The former Miss United States and Obama campaign staffer cited a desire to focus on upcoming music and acting ventures.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
The 52-year-old was charged with DUI and following too closely in the April 18 incident on Georgia State Route 30 in Effingham County, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
In January 2022, she was also arrested on suspicion of DUI and taken into custody in Georgia.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
The 58-year-old driver of the pickup truck was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
According to court docs seen by PEOPLE, she was arrested in July 2022 for a DUI.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
He was arrested last February, in Clayton, on suspicion of a misdemeanor DUI count and a felony count of threatening officers.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The next few years were filled with several arrests for drug possession, a DUI, reckless driving and more.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Television Karen Huger of ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ arrested, cited in DUI crash
March 21, 2024
The former Miss United States and Obama campaign staffer cited a desire to focus on upcoming music and acting ventures.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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