How to Use intoxication in a Sentence

intoxication

noun

• The alchemy and intoxication of the moment was like a drug.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
• In some ways, the intoxication is an antidote to the torture and loss portrayed in the earlier parts of the book.
  — Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• Police said the 29-year-old driver did not show any signs of intoxication.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon said the incident happened in late 2022 when the man was brought to the jail on a public intoxication charge.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 1 Feb. 2023
• His total bail for the public intoxication and theft charges was $1,000.
  — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
• This is the reason why healthcare providers check your pupils when there is a concern about intoxication or overdose.
  — Troy Bedinghaus, Od, Verywell Health, 17 July 2023
• The prosecutor said the cause of death was acute intoxication from sleeping pills.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2022
• In the film, Geppetto’s evening of intoxication is fueled by grief.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
• The way Greenwood’s arpeggios bend upward at the end of every line in the first half evokes the intoxication of a lover’s touch; Skinner’s drumming feels more like the fluttering of cilia.
  — Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
• The officer approached and broke up the scene, telling the intoxicated man to go to his room due to his public intoxication.
  — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
• Boston and San Diego had recent cases of arrests for intoxication that turned out to be drivers who had strokes.
  — Mike Baker, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• Town records show that there have been more than four dozen calls to the police and fire departments regarding intoxication and rowdiness at the venue since May 1.
  — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
• But defense attorneys said intoxication could not be proven to be the cause of the crash, which also injured a woman who was in Mabry’s passenger seat.
  — Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 13 May 2023
• Her cause of death was from a combination of drowning and drug intoxication.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• An autopsy showed that Thomas died of acute mixed drug intoxication.
  — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
• Journey died just over a year ago of fentanyl intoxication.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
• High doses—more than 1,000 milligrams a day—can result in a state of intoxication known as caffeinism.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
• The actor suffered acute intoxication as a result of the lethal combination of drugs.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024
• Police said the driver, 48-year-old Kevin Scott, showed signs of intoxication from alcohol.
  — oregonlive, 28 July 2023
• He was arrested in the early morning of Dec. 31 in Clay County when he was passed out in the driver’s seat of his vehicle and charged with public intoxication.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2023
• Musso was booked on public intoxication and theft, in addition to other charges, with a total bail of $1,000.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2023
• As part of a plea agreement, charges of possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine, and public intoxication were dropped.
  — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2022
• Her official cause of death was mixed drug intoxication, which included a lethal dose of fentanyl.
  — Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
• Kelete showed no signs of intoxication in field sobriety tests.
  — Andy Rose, CNN, 28 July 2023
• An autopsy showed Thomas died of acute mixed drug intoxication.
  — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
• This can lead to water intoxication as a result of overly diluted salt and other electrolytes in your body.
  — Isadora Baum, Men's Health, 1 Dec. 2022
• The man accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed a Dallas police officer two years ago has been found guilty of intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer.
  — Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 13 May 2023
• The driver was stopped and signs of alcohol intoxication were observed after the officer made contact with the driver.
  — cleveland, 26 Jan. 2023
• He was taken to the hospital to be treated for hypothermia and intoxication.
  — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
• The hospital stay and the drugs administered to him also sparked his addiction to opioids, which led to a life of petty crime related to drug use and intoxication.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024