under the influence

phrase

: affected by alcohol or drug intoxication

was arrested for driving under the influence

Examples of under the influence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said, adding that the driver did not appear to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

An officer with the Fort Worth Police Department is recovering after the department said a minor driver who was under the influence hit a patrol car late Saturday night. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Michael Collins, 20, of Mineola, New York, has been charged with operating a boat under the influence following a fatal canoe incident on Lake Hayward in East Haddam, according the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

With more people under the influence of alcohol, an expanding illicit drug market and more guns available, the murder rate dramatically increased. — James Tuttle, The Conversation, 9 July 2026