How to Use intoxicant in a Sentence

intoxicant

noun

• 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

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024