I got a little tipsy at the party last night.
our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy
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Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy.—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026 Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026 Read on to learn why experts say drinking on a plane can spark symptoms beyond feeling tipsy, and make the comedown that much worse.—Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025 This almost operates like a cocktail party, so people get a little bit tipsy before the actual ceremony.—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tipsy