drunk driving
noun
variants
or drunken driving
chiefly US
: the act of driving a vehicle while drunk
He was arrested for drunk driving.
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Juliette Marie Acosta, 26, initially was charged with felony drunk driving in the death of Reagan Herrin.
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John Holland, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
By this logic, automobile manufacturers could be sued for drunk driving fatalities or pharmaceutical companies held responsible when their medications are illegally diverted and abused.
—Peter J. Forcelli, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Summit Defense Criminal Lawyers compiled research to see which big cities are drunk driving hotspots.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2025
The two-time Academy Award winner has opened up in the past about his sobriety following his 2006 anti-Semitic tirade during an arrest for drunk driving.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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John Holland, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
By this logic, automobile manufacturers could be sued for drunk driving fatalities or pharmaceutical companies held responsible when their medications are illegally diverted and abused.
—Peter J. Forcelli, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Summit Defense Criminal Lawyers compiled research to see which big cities are drunk driving hotspots.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2025
The two-time Academy Award winner has opened up in the past about his sobriety following his 2006 anti-Semitic tirade during an arrest for drunk driving.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drunk driving
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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