Intoxicating is an English word with synonyms like intoxicant or alcoholic. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Intoxicating in a sentence
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Intoxicating meaning
- Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.
- Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.
Synonyms of Intoxicating
Using Intoxicating
- The main meaning on this page is: Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant. | Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.
- Useful related words include: intoxicant, alcoholic, heady, exciting.
- In the example corpus, intoxicating often appears in combinations such as: an intoxicating, the intoxicating, intoxicating liquors.
Context around Intoxicating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Intoxicating
- In this selection, "intoxicating" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, define, unique, unmistakably, liquors, blend and effects stand out and add context to how "intoxicating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a unique intoxicating blend and administering an intoxicating substance with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "intoxicating" sits close to words such as adrienne, airlift and alisson, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with intoxicating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These encounters suffused our tour with an intoxicating ease. (9 words)
That neutral spirit dutifully diffuses the java-kissed martini’s ingredients with intoxicating results. (14 words)
This low THC content ensures that CBD products do not produce any intoxicating effects. (14 words)
When she ascends reborn — high-heeled, red-lipped, and ready to tear to shreds any fool who crosses her — she is a vision of female rage and an intoxicating power fantasy, all wrapped up in a glossy black bodice. (39 words)
A scuba diver, for example, must start considering the risk of decompression sickness (“the bends”) when spending extended periods below 10 metres or so; from around 30m down they risk the intoxicating effects of nitrogen narcosis. (36 words)
Dhankhar faced 13 charges of rape, six of administering an intoxicating substance with intent to enable himself to rape, 17 of recording intimate videos without consent, and three of indecent assault. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Procedure While the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the production, sale, and transport of "intoxicating liquors", it did not define "intoxicating liquors" or provide penalties.
As I walked away, a whirlwind of thoughts went round my head as my adrenaline began to come down from its intoxicating peak.
Born in England to Irish parents, MacGowan emerged from London’s punk scene to found The Pogues, who melded Irish folk and rock ’n’ roll into a unique, intoxicating blend.
Dhankhar faced 13 charges of rape, six of administering an intoxicating substance with intent to enable himself to rape, 17 of recording intimate videos without consent, and three of indecent assault.
Funk You at Roots Music Project: For over a decade, Funk You has enchanted audiences with an unmistakably intoxicating blend of modern and vintage sound.
HB544: Delta-8 THC, an intoxicating hemp-derivative growing in popularity, will soon be regulated.
Like Queen Maeve of Connaght, Galway is an intoxicating place, oozing beauty and charm and full of breathtaking scenery.
Mitski’s love-lorn state in this song is intoxicating and we will gladly line up for countless doses.
That neutral spirit dutifully diffuses the java-kissed martini’s ingredients with intoxicating results.
The products exempted from the LVG tax include cigarettes, tobacco products, intoxicating liquors, electronic cigarettes, and preparation of a kind used for smoking.
The second song from the artist’s debut self-titled album released in 2014 highlights Hozier’s intoxicating style.
These encounters suffused our tour with an intoxicating ease.
The small tin contains all the intoxicating wonders that make pumpkin spice a mandatory seasoning: warm cinnamon, snappy nutmeg and just a dash of clove.
This low THC content ensures that CBD products do not produce any intoxicating effects.
Those who thought prog-rock was dead or dying need only push play anywhere on this widescreen example of the sound at its most intoxicating and propulsive.
When she ascends reborn — high-heeled, red-lipped, and ready to tear to shreds any fool who crosses her — she is a vision of female rage and an intoxicating power fantasy, all wrapped up in a glossy black bodice.
Winters added: “If somebody this powerful finds worth and value in you, and you’re someone that is in need of that, it’s captivating and intoxicating.
A scuba diver, for example, must start considering the risk of decompression sickness (“the bends”) when spending extended periods below 10 metres or so; from around 30m down they risk the intoxicating effects of nitrogen narcosis.
Broadcaster Mark Radcliffe has described her music as ‘gorgeous trad playing and creative vocal twists - a fascinating and intoxicating blend of the contemporary and the traditional’.
But ethnic politics can be intoxicating and people elsewhere in the world have voted for buffoons like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Jair Bolsonaro and Javier Milei.
Common combinations with intoxicating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an intoxicating 19×
- the intoxicating 11×
- intoxicating liquors 8×
- and intoxicating 8×
- of intoxicating 7×
- intoxicating effects 7×
- is intoxicating 5×
- intoxicating and 5×
- intoxicating blend 4×
- intoxicating liquor 3×