How to Use intoxicant in a Sentence

intoxicant

noun
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  • He was driving under the influence of intoxicants.
  • The use of intoxicants and stimulants is prohibited.
  • She was then taken to the hospital — not for treatment, but to get a blood draw to test for intoxicants.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The suspect refused a urine test to check for intoxicants.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, 27 July 2019
  • The Garbo enigma seemed to work as an intoxicant on the public.
    — Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022
  • But as an intoxicant, coca leaf packs no more punch than a strong cup of coffee.
    — Cecil Adams, Chicago Reader, 11 May 2018
  • But Scotch was not the primary intoxicant for him that night.
    — New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The study also found that those who chose to imbibe with wine had lower risks of death than those whose chief intoxicant was beer or hard liquor.
    — Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2021
  • So instead of getting hooked on some sort of intoxicant or pizza, Megan and I are hooked on making stuff.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Upon pulling the car over, the officer smelled intoxicants on the driver’s breath and an odor of marijuana from the car.
    — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2018
  • In front of left-field Dome bleachers filled with college-age fans lured by discount tickets and filled with intoxicants and $1 hot dogs.
    — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 2 Oct. 2019
  • That said, most workplaces do not allow for the use of intoxicants during working hours.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Supreme Court also said that blood alcohol at the point a driver is stopped is just one way to prove the crime of driving under the influence of intoxicants.
    — oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The new Canadian rules strictly forbid the mixing of the two intoxicants.
    — Kristine Owram, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2019
  • Jaeger went on to complete a five-night sentence for driving under the influence of intoxicants on the night her daughter died.
    — oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Officers found the 36-year-old Berea man under the influence of an aerosol intoxicant.
    — Julie A. Short/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • And the jury was again deadlocked on the third count: that Cosby gave Constand drugs or intoxicants—without her knowledge—to impair her.
    — Hilary Weaver, Vanities, 22 June 2017
  • The stigma of shopping at the dispensaries that dot the streets has largely gone up in smoke, as cannabis takes its place alongside other legal intoxicants.
    — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Farley smelled of intoxicants, wasn’t wearing his seat belt and was slurring his words when stopped by police, according to the report.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Open intoxicants were found in the vehicle, according to the complaint.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Reports said he was found to be driving while under the influence of an intoxicant and was booked into the Avon City Jail before being released to a sober party.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The driver and passenger of the other car were uninjured, but the driver appeared to be under the influence of intoxicants.
    — The Oregonian, oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The extract can be processed into delta-8 THC, an intoxicant.
    — Sophie Quinton, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2021
  • Many mixologists would argue the principal intoxicant in eggnog should be rum and brandy or its fancier cousin, cognac.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The first test, in which it was analyzed for a range of intoxicants, including amphetamines, cocaine and opiates, found the presence of THC.
    — Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Scull was combative with police and smelled of intoxicants, according to the complaint.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2020
  • The main challenge is getting the wine to taste good — since alcohol plays a much more important role in the character of a wine than simply providing an intoxicant.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Now, a large study of regular people shows how many have been trying binaural beats as a form of therapy or even an intoxicant.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2022
  • The beauty that Frankie and her entourage find in the settings and outings of Sintra acts on them like a drug—not an intoxicant that lulls them into contented complacency but a kind of truth serum.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Aguilar-Aguilar was booked into the county jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants.
    — oregonlive.com, 23 July 2019

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