one too many

phrase

: too many alcoholic drinks

He had one too many at the bar last night.

Examples of one too many in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At some point consumers change frequency, trade down, change channels or decide another price increase is one too many. — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Despite the drop, law-enforcement officials still say every homicide is one too many. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

My top rule of travel is to never bring a pair of designer sunglasses—I’ve lost one too many pairs in my time. — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026

Suddenly, pest populations are large enough to make a meaningful impact, and one too many afternoons of 100+ degree weather have begun desiccating leaves. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for one too many

• antennae
• halfpenny
• propene
• sixpenny
• threepenny
• twopenny
• any
• bennie
• benny
• henny
• jenny
• penny