plural stoners
: a person who habitually uses drugs or alcohol
plural stoners
: one that stones someone or something: such as
a
: one that pelts someone or something with stones especially with intent to kill
b
: a device for removing stones from stone fruit
a cherry stoner
Examples of stoner in a Sentence
Noun (1)
The movie's a comedy about a couple of stoners.
a comedy about aging stoners who are still trying to get their act together
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
By comparison, these two men and their early brand of sweet-but-raunchy stoner comedy had managed to evolve and survive the vicissitudes of time, taste and social attitude, even as not every joke — nor every career among their cohort — survived with them.
—Austin Considine, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Once seen as something lazy stoners used and a sign of the decline of civilization, it has now been embraced by such staid organizations as AARP and the Food and Drug Administration.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Up in Smoke: Cheech & Chong celebrate 40 years of the stoner comedy classic
Check out the exclusive clip and poster above, and watch the full trailer below.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
His innocent questions were always softened by stoner jokes.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
By comparison, these two men and their early brand of sweet-but-raunchy stoner comedy had managed to evolve and survive the vicissitudes of time, taste and social attitude, even as not every joke — nor every career among their cohort — survived with them.
—Austin Considine, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Once seen as something lazy stoners used and a sign of the decline of civilization, it has now been embraced by such staid organizations as AARP and the Food and Drug Administration.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Up in Smoke: Cheech & Chong celebrate 40 years of the stoner comedy classic
Check out the exclusive clip and poster above, and watch the full trailer below.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stoner
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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoner. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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