How to Use drinking game in a Sentence

drinking game

noun
  • Yes, Nick’s has its own drinking game.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Invent a drinking game to keep guests interested if the game gets out of hand.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Everyone enjoys a fun drinking game that takes them back to their college days.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Tailgating fans grilled, played drinking games, blasted music and posed for photos in their team gear.
    — Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Count on the ever-regal Kate Middleton to add a touch of elegance to a drinking game.
    — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
  • But there should really be no element of psychological thriller to a drinking game.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Yoo’s book features a selection of drinking games, recipes and even mentions a favorite Korean drama.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The annual Taylor Swift drinking game is canceled due to the Kansas City Chiefs not playing.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The programming centers on rep house selections paired with book clubs, knitting societies, drinking games, or creative collective collabs.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
  • Over the course of the latest trips, guests are seen taking shots and playing drinking games, while LaPaglia needed 44 stitches following a playful cartwheel stunt gone wrong.
    — Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Still, the film has its rewards, mostly of the unsophisticated kind, since the fight sequences come fast and furious and the cheesy dialogue has enough groan-worthy one-liners to inspire a thousand drinking games.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
  • After a night of a drinking game gone very wrong, Bree is left behind by a possessive Evan, giving Wrigley and Bree alone time to hash out their unspoken feelings for each other.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • As Prynoski runs a quick session, the loosey-goosey fantasy RPG-meets-drinking game — whose kookily illustrated cards and dice all glow under blacklights — feels oddly like a natural next step for Titmouse.
    — James Grebey, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Based on a Korean drinking game, the global hit single has been nominated for Grammys, including Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
    — Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2025

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