under the influence of

idiom

: being affected by

She was under the influence of drugs.

The satellite came under the influence of the planet's gravitational pull.

under the influence of a foreign government

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Subsequently, these stars collapse under the influence of their own gravity. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025 Investigators arrested Dougherty on suspicion of murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while under the influence of drugs, driving while under the influence and driving while addicted to a drug, the CHP said. —

Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025 Rodriguez denied being under the influence of drugs, according to WPLG, although police reportedly alleged that a witness said the mother appeared incoherent. —

Sean Neumann, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025 Police said the driver was under the influence of alcohol. —

Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for under the influence of

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