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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Proper hotel’s rooftop was transformed into a bubblegum confection of pink suede lounge areas, where champagne (for those of drinking age, of course) and Asian fusion hors d’oeuvre were circulated.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
The legal smoking and drinking age in Japan is 20 and the JGA’s code of conduct prohibits gymnasts from doing either during team activities, regardless of age.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 22 July 2024
The legal drinking age in New York was 18 in 1969, and Stonewall had a reputation for letting in even younger patrons, Denby found in his research.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
For instance, the voting age in the US was lowered from 21 to 18 to reflect youth participation in the Vietnam War, while the drinking age was set at 21 in the 1980s in response to concerns over drink-driving fatalities among the young.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 17 June 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
The legal smoking and drinking age in Japan is 20 and the JGA’s code of conduct prohibits gymnasts from doing either during team activities, regardless of age.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 22 July 2024
The legal drinking age in New York was 18 in 1969, and Stonewall had a reputation for letting in even younger patrons, Denby found in his research.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
For instance, the voting age in the US was lowered from 21 to 18 to reflect youth participation in the Vietnam War, while the drinking age was set at 21 in the 1980s in response to concerns over drink-driving fatalities among the young.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 17 June 2024
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“Drinking age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20age. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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