How to Use drunken in a Sentence

drunken

adjective

• A drunken brawl broke out at the bar.
• He lives in an apartment with his drunken mother.
• He fell into a drunken stupor.
• The streets were filled with drunken revelers on New Year's Eve.
• The Globes were the drunken cousin of the Academy Awards Which is fine.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2021
• The drunken man got into his car and moved it from the gas pump to a parking spot.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2022
• One story holds that he was killed in a drunken brawl with one of his guards.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
• Till one drunken night in 2003, when a Palillo punched an AFO in-law.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2023
• There was the sober me who chose to seek help, and the drunken me who had clanged around in my life months, weeks, hours before.
  — Mike Scalise, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
• Loud Spanish and drunken laughter filled the main room.
  — Sasha Digiulian, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2022
• The getaway is fun, at first, until a drunken night goes awry.
  — Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
• Ari’s drunken adventure has led her to the docks, where Samu finds her.
  — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021
• With the cutting up of the tuxedo, add a little booze to it, a little drunken rage.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2021
• Those drunken words at the downtown parade seem like a long time ago.
  — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 May 2024
• Besides, drunken Survivor footage is the best kind of footage.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
• In the film, the drunken swordsman sacrifices himself for a friend.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 July 2023
• There will be a 1900s room, a drunken handyman bar, a botanist room that can be used for private events.
  — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• One of the most tragic events from the past year was a car crash that involved a drunken driver and cost the lives of a teenage couple.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Jan. 2023
• During one drunken brawl, he was beaten with a shovel, shot in the back and left for dead.
  — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 20 May 2022
• Prison brings out the worst in a forger, a killer and a drunken driver in for manslaughter.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
• Brooks sued Depp in 2018 alleging that the actor punched him twice in a drunken tirade.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022
• One is accused of killing her boyfriend after a drunken spat.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
• The hedge has tripled in height, and four enormous pines, once Arbor Day twiglets, sway above the roofline like drunken soldiers.
  — Longreads, 20 Apr. 2022
• The hard part is carrying around a half drunken flute of champagne.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
• In an angry, drunken stupor, my client returned to the store, confronted the young clerk, and stabbed him in the heart.
  — Emilio "emi" Benitez, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
• One evening, as a drunken prank, Sheene, Jr., set off a fire alarm near the Bidens’ home, causing a commotion.
  — Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
• At one point, sick of falling on his drunken ass, Kyle just sits down in the middle of the rink, drinking Loverboy from the can.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2021
• Rocky staggers in his corner like a drunken man trying to get back up on a barstool.
  — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
• The new script brings to life images that are only discussed in Gogol’s original, such as a group of drunken rats.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
• The drunken revelations between Vanya and the doctor are among the most insightful moments in the show.
  — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 17 Mar 2025