intoxicated

IPA: ɪntˈɑksʌkeɪtʌd

Examples of "intoxicated" in Sentences

The Canadian Corps was not a wild horde to be let loose in intoxicated frenzy, as battles of old were sometimes fought.
'No, Madam; I only get what you may call intoxicated, and not with liquor neither; and I feel it coming on me now -- I do indeed!'
Mr. Greeven's account also, Lalbeg, the patron saint of the sweepers, is described as intoxicated with the hemp drug on two occasions.
This is the second instance in the last week where authorities say an individual described as intoxicated fell into very cold water and succumbed quickly.
I have known some star comedians to go on the stage intoxicated, which is an unpardonable offense, and for which such persons should be driven out of the show business.
A rider saw the couple - described as intoxicated and "old enough to know better" by TTC spokesman Brad Ross - having sex on the subway and pushed the passenger assistance alarm.
LOUIS Reuters - A St. Louis police officer shot and killed an off-duty sheriff's deputy late Thursday when the deputy, described as intoxicated and agitated, appeared to pull out a gun during an argument, police said Friday.
What on this list gets at the distinctive qualities of reading, those qualities that involve not merely being mesmerized ( "intoxicated" is Powers's preferred term) by the secondary effects of prose fiction ( "generous portions of character," "the tacit rules of the narrative") but lead to reflection or rumination, or to an enhanced appreciation of the possibilities of writing and reading?