How to Use alcoholic in a Sentence

alcoholic

1 of 2 adjective

• She has an alcoholic uncle.
• The bar will serve frozen alcoholic drinks and draft beer.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023
• Try not to walk into the giant display of non-alcoholic beer at the end of the Whole Foods aisle.
  — Gary Dzen, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
• Each pack comes with 12 cans (two of each flavor), and can be mixed with an alcoholic drink or enjoyed on its own.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
• At Acme to host a dating event where singles can meet and bond over cryotherapy and non-alcoholic drinks.
  — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2023
• Hard seltzers, cider and non-alcoholic drinks are also available.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
• The alcoholic flash flood Sunday in São Lourenço de Bairro was captured on video and appeared as a torrent of red wine.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
• Beer saw the largest increase among alcoholic beverages, up by 11% from last year, while wine is up 3% and spirits are up 2% from last year.
  — Ana Faguy, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Many of the customers who buy zero-proof drinks are also buying alcoholic ones, Cole said.
  — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2023
• My two siblings and I were raised by an abusive, alcoholic father.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 Jan. 2023
• And while the popsicles are non-alcoholic, they're still intended for those 21 and older, per the news release.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
• Everything that was stacked against her — an alcoholic mother that wasn’t there on set when people were asking her to do all kinds of stuff.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 7 Apr. 2023
• There are roughly 75 times more places to buy an alcoholic drink in California than a legal joint.
  — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
• The sweetly alcoholic aroma of the brandy is ever apparent alongside the fresh, floral thyme.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
• His own journey stems from a childhood marked by alcoholic parents and a brother's early death.
  — Lisa Ling, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023
• The alcoholic beverages, as the name implies, are for grown-ups only, though all ages are encouraged to attend.
  — Kajsa Kedefors, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• One more thing to note -= fans entering the garage or pit areas cannot bring coolers or alcoholic beverages with them.
  — Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2023
• First-class fares include snacks and alcoholic beverages, with larger meals on longer flights.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2023
• That meant re-releasing more dolls and doll outfits adults grew up with as well as adding more alcoholic beverages and food items that appeal to adults to its in-store café menus.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
• The Silver Dollar serves bourbon flights, classic cocktails, wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks.
  — The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
• Beer lovers beware: Climate change could soon make the world's most popular alcoholic drink much more bitter.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2023
• According to the Kings Island Twitter account, a new spot for alcoholic beverages will open this year in the park's Rivertown area.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023
• That was accompanied by a mini-fridge full of libations, both alcoholic and not, as well as a plate of cookies, a small bundt cake, and a bowl of apples.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2023
• Drinking a glass of water for each alcoholic beverage is a good practice.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 22 Dec. 2022
• Adults of legal drinking age can book the Holiday Express Spiked, where hot chocolate comes with an alcoholic kick.
  — Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
• The waitress brought beautiful drinks that looked alcoholic.
  — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• People would be more accepting of a dessert + non-alcoholic drinks reception than this.
  — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2023
• In its favor, the formula is pleasantly light, with none of the viscous, tongue-coating mouthfeel that plagues some alcoholic seltzers.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
• Yuzu is often combined with honey to make yuzu hachimitsu, a syrup used to make yuzu tea or an ingredient in alcoholic drinks, such as the yuzu sour.
  — Emily Laurence, Good Housekeeping, 4 Jan. 2023
• The alcoholic beverages won’t be sold at Dunkin’ locations, but have begun hitting grocery and liquor stores in 12 states.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023

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alcoholic

2 of 2 noun

• Her uncle is an alcoholic.
• The choice for the sober alcoholic is whether to take that first drink.
  — cleveland, 19 May 2021
• As a child of an alcoholic, she was forced to grow up quickly.
  — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
• To coming back and being mentally out, a druggie and an alcoholic—all of the rest of the stuff—I’m not ashamed of it.
  — Josh Katzowitz, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
• My grandma raised me because Mom was an alcoholic and ran the streets with her boyfriend.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2022
• In the same way an alcoholic can’t drink enough liquor, Lopez can’t have enough followers.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
• His father, George Philip Gein, was an alcoholic who died in 1940.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
• Leto will grab and drain one like a desperate alcoholic in a ’40s movie downing a pint of whiskey.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Mar. 2022
• Her mom died young, her father was an abusive alcoholic, and Archie stepped in as her guardian.
  — Valentina Valentini, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2021
• Her mother was just 13 at the time and her father, a baker and an alcoholic, wasn’t much older.
  — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2022
• There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic.
  — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2021
• The film centers on Michi, a young mother and former alcoholic.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
• The roommates — James, a disgraced journalist and alcoholic, and Brittany, the frosty leader of the pack — hate her.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
• My husband’s father is an alcoholic who lives with my husband and me and our two teens.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 3 May 2023
• And because Charley was an alcoholic, Bia believes he may have been caught up in one of the fraudulent homes.
  — Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
• His wife, Kathryn, has been a recovering alcoholic for the last 20 years.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• His father, George Cruz, was an alcoholic who was violent and used to beat him.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2022
• Her dad was an alcoholic, and her parents were divorced.
  — Melina Walling, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2023
• See Some of the Treasures Reuters reported that the man was an alcoholic who died of kidney failure in a local jail.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
• Ray, a recovering alcoholic, had stayed sober for most of his adult life.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
• In the book, Frances struggles with the cost of living, and her father, an alcoholic, often forgets to send her money.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 15 May 2022
• Her husband had died an alcoholic, which must have meant years of misery for Evelyn.
  — Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
• There are no baptismal records for Beethoven’s father, and his grandmother was known to have been an alcoholic.
  — Gina Kolata, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
• Dear Annie: This is about the 40-year-old alcoholic with two kids who is refusing rehab.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 27 Apr. 2021
• Washington, who was down on his luck and an alcoholic as his counsel later told the court, was staying with Mizell’s sister at the time.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
• Dan’s a narcissist, Beth is the adult child of alcoholics who has always been very capable, and now is helpless.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
• My son has been depressed for over 13 years, living in Denver with his mother who’s an alcoholic.
  — Annie Lane, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2022
• See, Tinsley’s father was an alcoholic who died after falling down a flight of stairs drunk.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 June 2021
• And a very known, eccentric community alcoholic did drop the mask and shatter it, so the bottom half is no longer there.
  — New York Times, 16 Dec. 2021
• My father was a weekend alcoholic, with a lot of anger and aggression inside him.
  — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024