as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
after a night spent partying, the fraternity brothers were all severely inebriated
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Recent Examples of inebriated
In April, 1878, Dodge City marshal Ed Masterson was mortally wounded while attempting to disarm an inebriated cowboy.
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Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
As the inebriated soldiers learn when they’re granted easy entry back onto the base, Dick has special privileges.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Heavily inebriated and with several different drugs racing through his system, 19-year-old Jacob storms into the confrontation and clocks an unknown man hard, sending him to the ground.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
What are foursomes, who is playing, and why on earth is that rather inebriated spectator cosplaying as George Washington?
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
As the inebriated soldiers learn when they’re granted easy entry back onto the base, Dick has special privileges.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Heavily inebriated and with several different drugs racing through his system, 19-year-old Jacob storms into the confrontation and clocks an unknown man hard, sending him to the ground.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
What are foursomes, who is playing, and why on earth is that rather inebriated spectator cosplaying as George Washington?
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inebriated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inebriated
Adjective
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And Wolff knew it when describing the emotions in the team hospitality unit after the race, where glasses of champagne sat nearby, waiting to be drunk by team members.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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He gets kicked out of school for being drunk.—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hodgson was arrested the next month after allegedly getting in a drunken fight with Long Beach police outside a Shoreline Village bar.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Timberlake agreed to give a public safety announcement against the perils of drunken driving as part of the plea deal that knocked down his initial misdemeanor charge to a noncriminal traffic violation.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Paralympics feature athletes with eight kinds of physical disabilities (including limb deficiency and impaired muscle power) as well as vision and intellectual impairment.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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Officers reported that Spears appeared impaired and was put through a variety of field sobriety tests.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In fact, meals like chili, soup, and even fried chicken are even better the next time around.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Waiting long to eat fried chicken is unfair to the dish.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Inebriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriated. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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