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: being under the influence of a drug (such as marijuana) taken especially for pleasure : high
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Examples of stoned in a Sentence
He was stoned on pot.
They got stoned at the party.
Recent Examples on the Web
All of that suggests that stoned driving should be a traffic offense, like speeding, not a crime, like driving drunk.
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Mark A. R. Kleiman, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2018
He was incredibly bummed out — and very, very, very stoned.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
And to sign up the original cast, including Will Brill (who won for featured actor in a play), to maintain the same stoned authenticity.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
In public, showed me off, then sank in stoned oblivion.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
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Mark A. R. Kleiman, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2018
He was incredibly bummed out — and very, very, very stoned.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
And to sign up the original cast, including Will Brill (who won for featured actor in a play), to maintain the same stoned authenticity.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
In public, showed me off, then sank in stoned oblivion.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for stoned
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“Stoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoned. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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