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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The Challenge's Cory responds to backlash over MTV's portrayal of Nelson's drunk driving accident
That pairing was shocking.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved paying out the settlement last week to Patty Day, who said in a federal lawsuit last year that Chauvin had violently ripped her out of her car on suspicion of drunk driving, handcuffed her and pressed his knee into her back.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The number of drunk driving fatalities, which had dropped to 966 in California in 2019, surged statewide during the pandemic.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Again, that’s not to say Alice’s actions are unbelievable, especially for a messy teenager who just confronted the man whose drunk driving killed her mother.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved paying out the settlement last week to Patty Day, who said in a federal lawsuit last year that Chauvin had violently ripped her out of her car on suspicion of drunk driving, handcuffed her and pressed his knee into her back.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The number of drunk driving fatalities, which had dropped to 966 in California in 2019, surged statewide during the pandemic.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Again, that’s not to say Alice’s actions are unbelievable, especially for a messy teenager who just confronted the man whose drunk driving killed her mother.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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