drinking age
noun
: the age at which a person can legally buy and drink alcohol
The drinking age in the U.S. is 21.
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Wen: Adults of legal drinking age should not drink more than one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men, according to the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The lavish vacation experience provides students with the chance to network in some of the hottest travel destinations – including Punta Cana and Nassau – where the drinking age is 18 years old, and ID checks are relaxed.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Remarkably, this is the same number of days between reaching legal drinking age and crossing into middle age.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Among Millennials, the rate was 22%, whereas Gen Z (15%) and Gen X (11%) fell significantly behind (though, the majority of Gen Z is below the legal drinking age).
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The lavish vacation experience provides students with the chance to network in some of the hottest travel destinations – including Punta Cana and Nassau – where the drinking age is 18 years old, and ID checks are relaxed.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Remarkably, this is the same number of days between reaching legal drinking age and crossing into middle age.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Among Millennials, the rate was 22%, whereas Gen Z (15%) and Gen X (11%) fell significantly behind (though, the majority of Gen Z is below the legal drinking age).
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drinking age
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“Drinking age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20age. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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