How do you use Drunkenness in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like inebriation or boozing, plus the exact meaning.
Drunkenness in a sentence
Drunkenness meaning
A state of being drunk.
Synonyms of Drunkenness
Using Drunkenness
- The main meaning on this page is: A state of being drunk.
- Useful related words include: inebriation, boozing, drinking, drink.
- In the example corpus, drunkenness often appears in combinations such as: drunkenness and, public drunkenness, and drunkenness.
Context around Drunkenness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Drunkenness
- In this selection, "drunkenness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, public, constant, consistent, harassment and likely stand out and add context to how "drunkenness" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include admired the drunkenness of the and cause notable drunkenness in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "drunkenness" sits close to words such as acorns, acrobatics and acura, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with drunkenness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sobriety is spoken about in the Bible in reference to drunkenness. (11 words)
An officer issued a citation for public drunkenness at Sennott Square. (11 words)
He said the reports of widespread drunkenness among counterprotesters were exaggerated. (11 words)
And while it may have been a scientific phenomenon that drew people to the beach, many residents living in the area described the gathering as something closer to Mardi Gras, complaining of street racing, drunkenness and public nudity. (38 words)
His constant drunkenness is now so predictable, writes the Times, that barmen in his favorite Midtown Manhattan cigar lounge signal when he's had too much by tipping back an empty hand as if to mimic him. (37 words)
Parker faces a felony charge of aggravated assault, misdemeanor charges of simple assault, using or possessing drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct and summary charges of public drunkenness, harassment and criminal trespassing from the incident. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Decadence is death, desire, drama, art for art’s sake, dance and drunkenness.
His constant drunkenness is now so predictable, writes the Times, that barmen in his favorite Midtown Manhattan cigar lounge signal when he's had too much by tipping back an empty hand as if to mimic him.
Oldman's character is a messy old codger whose consistent drunkenness has landed him in the rejects pile.
Problems with illegal sales of vapes, groups of youth in the town centre, drunkenness and anti-social behaviour have been highlighted to Business Improvement District bosses as they seek a third term.
Sobriety is spoken about in the Bible in reference to drunkenness.
The government committed to repealing public drunkenness as an offence in 2019 but cited the pandemic as a reason to delay implementing the reform.
There was a risk decriminalising public drunkenness in November could result in unintended consequences, including police charging intoxicated people with more serious crimes when the lesser offence wasn't an option, she said.
An officer issued a citation for public drunkenness at Sennott Square.
But both these songs, in their joyousness, expressions of love and longing, catchiness, and even the drunkenness of the latter, are closer to the origins of Christmas carols than you might expect.
No drugs were detected but he was found to have consumed sufficient alcohol prior to death to cause 'notable drunkenness' in the average drinker.
Offences such as drunkenness and other disorderly conduct dropped significantly, from 284 10 years ago to 30 last year.
Parker faces a felony charge of aggravated assault, misdemeanor charges of simple assault, using or possessing drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct and summary charges of public drunkenness, harassment and criminal trespassing from the incident.
There are two pieces of law that discuss this, one being the Metropolitan Police Act of 1839 which did not allow drunkenness in a pub.
The talk will also tell of how the missionaries addressed issues of drunkenness and immorality in the town.
And while it may have been a scientific phenomenon that drew people to the beach, many residents living in the area described the gathering as something closer to Mardi Gras, complaining of street racing, drunkenness and public nudity.
He said the reports of widespread drunkenness among counterprotesters were exaggerated.
I admired the drunkenness of the prose, the digressions and exaltation, the way Dostoevsky wrote as if each page would be his last.
Someone was arrested for public drunkenness, likely the splenetically modified organism.
The courts have also given similar relief in other cases, including those of persistent drunkenness and repeatedly making unfounded allegations.
Also, she says, there’s an easy path to on-screen drunkenness.
Common combinations with drunkenness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- drunkenness and 10×
- public drunkenness 9×
- and drunkenness 5×
- of drunkenness 5×
- the drunkenness 4×
- to drunkenness 3×
- drunkenness in 3×
- drunkenness of 3×
- drunkenness is 2×
- drunkenness as 2×