How to Use impaired in a Sentence

impaired

adjective

• The impaired woman’s 11-year-old daughter was with her in the car when the crash occurred.
  — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 14 May 2022
• The driver who struck the man stayed at the scene and was not impaired, according to DPS.
  — Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024
• Coote noted that the driver of the car was screened at the scene and determined not to be impaired.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
• At all times make sure there’s a non-impaired driver behind the wheel.
  — oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2022
• He was charged with one count of driving while impaired.
  — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 18 Oct. 2019
• At least, not as impaired as his lawyers would have the jury believe.
  — Brittany Wallman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
• The driver of the Tahoe was found to not be impaired and was cited for driving the wrong way, police said.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 13 Nov. 2019
• At its worst, MS can lead to impaired speech and paralysis.
  — Liz Szabo, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
• The Lakewood man was found to be impaired and was arrested.
  — Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2019
• And there have been those who have suffered massive strokes that have left them impaired.
  — Annie Karni, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
• Overgrown trees and bushes made for impaired lines of sight.
  — Mary Sullivan, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2020
• Add to that impaired vision, hearing loss, and the worst threat of all—confusion.
  — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 26 May 2022
• Injury to that area leads to an impaired sense of identity.
  — Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021
• Delta 8 can cause impaired motor skills, just like delta-9 THC.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
• In Ohio, a driver with a BAC of at least .08 is considered impaired.
  — cleveland, 27 Dec. 2019
• Viruses can get sick in the sense that their normal function is impaired.
  — The Conversation, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
• Romero said that after the crash, the driver got out of his vehicle and appeared to be impaired.
  — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 9 May 2023
• Four died and others have suffered impaired vision or seizures, the CDC says.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 5 Aug. 2020
• Adults can be at risk in lakes or open water when impaired, swimming alone, or unaware of how to swim.
  — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
• Owen pleaded guilty to impaired driving but was allowed to fight the case in higher courts.
  — Ed White, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2020
• During the delta wave, the odds people would experience an impaired sense of smell fell to 44%.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 13 July 2022
• Swift compared the work of his former unit to stopping impaired drivers.
  — oregonlive, 11 June 2022
• For those that are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing or speech-impaired can call the Michigan Relay Center at 711.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2022
• The man seemed impaired, failed all field sobriety tests and registered .17 on a breath test.
  — Star Tribune, 20 Feb. 2021
• Check the trust and the clauses that describe what is required when an elder becomes impaired.
  — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 28 June 2021
• And then there’s Fox’s speech, which has also become more impaired in recent years.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 11 May 2023
• In Ohio, a driver is considered impaired when posting a BAC of more than .08.
  — cleveland, 29 Sep. 2020
• People around us who are the same age as we are become impaired one way or another.
  — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• That July, Solo pleaded guilty to driving while impaired.
  — Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
• There was no indication from police that he was arrested or cited, or driving impaired.
  — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024