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Recent Examples of drunken After a drunken night out at Big Belly Burger, Chris and Harcourt stumbled onto a rock cruise fronted by hard rock duo Nelson and ended up sharing a dance and a kiss. Scott Meslow, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 Naturally, no shortage of love triangles, drunken decisions, and roommate squabbles ensue — common comedy tropes that get turned on their heads by Waller-Bridge’s trademark offbeat, razor-sharp comedic instincts. Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025 The name might give it away, but drunken beans (or frijoles borrachos) count on beer for a great deal of their flavor. Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025 Officers on patrol for drunken drivers found a driverless car breaking traffic laws instead, California police reported. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drunken
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  • The woman, who is five-months pregnant, explained on the community forum Mumsnet that she was left looking after her 4-year-old son at a wedding after her husband decided to get drunk at the wedding party.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Malcolm is only getting drunker and more sullen as the reception progresses.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Blaming heated and even intemperate words for the violent actions of madmen invites censorship and deflects responsibility from those who actually commit violent acts.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 20 July 2024
  • The shooting unfolded just as Biden was attempting to focus his campaign even more sharply on criticizing Trump, including for his intemperate rhetoric and divisive message, as an effort to move the conversation beyond his performance in the June 27 presidential debate.
    Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
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  • LaSyl Natural Cooking Oil Solidifier While fried foods are one of the world’s finest creations, making them at home is really a chore.
    Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The whole house smells of fried cheese, or something wonderful has been cooked around here.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Drunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunken. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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