How to Use inebriated in a Sentence

inebriated

adjective
  • He was clearly inebriated when he left the bar.
  • Want to keep inebriated fans off your front lawn on game day?
    — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Methanol can make people feel inebriated, but even a very small amount can be toxic.
    — James Griffiths, CNN, 12 Apr. 2018
  • But open flames and lamp oil and inebriated party guests don’t always mix.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 18 May 2022
  • This is not the first time an inebriated raccoon has made headlines.
    — Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The driver was still inside the car and appeared to be confused and inebriated.
    — cleveland, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Half way through the show, fireworks blasted up into the air and the inebriated crowd screamed and whistled.
    — Ryan M. Moser, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2024
  • At the dance, Lionel is the sober one while Rigel fends off an inebriated Nica.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
  • At the end of the night, an inebriated Spacey picked him up, placed him on his bed, and climbed on top of him, Rapp said.
    — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2017
  • But this technique can still be used to cool inebriated patients, Helberg said.
    — Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • The magic was supposed to work best when Serios was inebriated.
    — Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 17 May 2017
  • Piazza appeared to become inebriated and fell face-first down a flight of basement steps.
    — The Associated Press, The Seattle Times, 2 June 2017
  • As the event wound down, several inebriated people hopped behind the bar and poured themselves drinks.
    — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Mabius, along with the inebriated woman, were removed from the bar by law enforcement, the report said.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
  • That would later be revealed to be more than just idle chatter and the ramblings of an inebriated adviser.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Dating to the 1800s, this jail housed debtors and inebriated sailors, among others.
    — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The Nerds get sucked through the straw, adding a sweet counterpunch to the alcohol, and the fish are tasty though chewy, inebriated souls.
    — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 4 Oct. 2017
  • One to do the vomiting, another to hold her hair back and the third one to stand there, taking it all in, laughing at her poor, inebriated friend.
    — Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • There, the only other black person in the room was an inebriated man, said Monique, who did not want the Globe to print her last name.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • The incident certainly isn’t the first time an airline has had to deal with the repercussions of inebriated fliers.
    — Elaheh Nozari, CNT, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Taken aback by such a sight at 10 o’clock in the morning, Ferg asked the assistant about the inebriated man.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Jamie tries to muzzle the inebriated Claire, and Willoughby finally gets the hint.
    — Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
  • When woken up by highway police, the inebriated driver claimed the car was on Autopilot.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2018
  • To watch the sunrise, the inebriated couple climb to the rooftop of a high-rise tower block, where Lux falls asleep and Jessie stands too close to the edge.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 May 2026
  • Reclining on a lawn chair behind her, half out of sight, is Logan, inebriated and injecting a drug into his arm.
    — Sandra Upson, WIRED, 11 June 2018
  • Reclining on a lawn chair behind her, half out of sight, is Logan, inebriated and injecting a drug into his arm.
    — Sandra Upson, WIRED, 14 May 2018
  • Despite the gunshot to the head, the woman was alert and chatty, but possibly inebriated and not listening.
    — Matt Hamilton, latimes.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Seeing Lance getting inebriated on emotion, McMillan put him on the bench and kept him there.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2018
  • In the studio with Tyner, an inebriated ODB passed along a tape, asking to rap over it.
    — Brandon T. Harden, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Troubling scenes in the film show an inebriated Amy physically lashing out at Blake.
    — TIME, 17 May 2024

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