How to Use under the influence in a Sentence

under the influence

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• Looking on the bright side, at least the teens didn’t get behind the wheel while under the influence.
  — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026
• Do not use fireworks while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
  — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 3 July 2026
• Stay sober on the water – never operate a vessel under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
  — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 June 2026
• Bears are thriving thanks in part to an abundance of food — including acorns, deer and boars — under the influence of a warming climate, experts say.
  — CBS News, 30 June 2026
• 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
• 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
• More than 1,600 of those fatalities were drivers, and approximately 38% of those drivers were under the influence.
  — Aaa - Mountain Group, Sacbee.com, 30 June 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