intoxicant
noun
in·tox·i·cant
in-ˈtäk-si-kənt 
: something that intoxicates
especially
: an alcoholic drink
intoxicant
adjective
Examples of intoxicant in a Sentence
The use of intoxicants and stimulants is prohibited.
He was driving under the influence of intoxicants.
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That feeling remains a powerful intoxicant, a decade ago and today.
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The driver was charged with operating a UTV while under the influence of an intoxicant, according to deputies.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
But success is a great corporate intoxicant, and so Hwang has found something new to do with Lee Jung-jae‘s Seong Gi-hun (a.k.a.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
In 2023, Rose sponsored SB 1055, which aimed to lower the threshold for enhancing the minimum sentence of a person convicted of driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The driver was charged with operating a UTV while under the influence of an intoxicant, according to deputies.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
But success is a great corporate intoxicant, and so Hwang has found something new to do with Lee Jung-jae‘s Seong Gi-hun (a.k.a.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
In 2023, Rose sponsored SB 1055, which aimed to lower the threshold for enhancing the minimum sentence of a person convicted of driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Intoxicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intoxicant. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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intoxicant
noun
in·tox·i·cant
in-ˈtäk-si-kənt
: something that intoxicates
especially
: an alcoholic drink
intoxicant
adjective
Medical Definition
intoxicant
noun
in·tox·i·cant
in-ˈtäk-si-kənt
: something that intoxicates
especially
: an alcoholic drink
called also inebriant
intoxicant
adjective
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