DUI

abbreviation or noun

ˌdē-(ˌ)yü-ˈī

plural DUIs

US : the act or crime of driving a vehicle while affected by alcohol or drugs

was arrested for DUI

a DUI case

US : an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence

… the reason he was in prison is that a few DUIs caught up with him …—

Barbara Ehrenreich

US : a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence

a convicted DUI

Examples of DUI in a Sentence

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Plus, random breath testing stations for DUI’s are common. —

Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024 Her battle with addiction only worsened, with pings for DUI, drug possession, and reckless driving throwing her back into the public eye. —

Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024 Eight months after Morgan Wallen threw a chair off the sixth-floor balcony of a Nashville bar, the country music crooner was sentenced to seven days incarceration at a DUI education center, followed by two years probation. —

Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024 Judge Cynthia Chappell sentenced the country music star to seven days at a DUI education center along with two years of supervised probation. —

Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for DUI