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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The 1984 Minimum Age Drinking Act, a federal law that tied federal highway dollars to state’s having a minimum drinking age of 21. —

Roger Valdez, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Beyond a younger legal drinking age – 18 years for most European countries, as opposed to 21 in the US – mass transit in Europe and many Asian countries is far more robust, which makes transportation much more convenient and safer. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024 Adults of legal drinking age should not drink more than one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men, according to the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans. —

Katia Hetter, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 In 1972, Wisconsin lowered the state's legal drinking age to 18, turning the Badger State into a magnet for young Illinois drinkers. —

Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drinking age