How to Use drunk driver in a Sentence

drunk driver

noun
Definition of drunk drivernext
  • The person behind the wheel wasn’t a drunk driver or a texting teen.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In this case, it was alleged that Robert Brown, his wife, Meredith Snow, and their dog, were killed by a drunk driver.
    — Corey Brian Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • When Mukherjee was a teenager, her mother was killed by a drunk driver.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 May 2023
  • By Dvorak’s logic, when people are killed or injured by a drunk driver, the car is the problem.
    — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • Mahan added that a person is killed by a drunk driver in the United States every 45 minutes.
    — Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • If such a thing is possible, why not use the machine to go back and kill the drunk driver (Adam O’Byrne) who ran down Malcolm and ruined all their lives?
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
  • She was killed by a drunk driver when was 26, leaving an 8-year-old OT and his younger half-brother in the care of family members.
    — Max Bell, SPIN, 29 June 2023
  • What if the drunk driver could be offed before the fatal accident occurred?
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2023
  • When Amon was in high school, her brother suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a drunk driver.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The new law is named Bentley's Law, after a Missouri woman who lost her son, her daughter-in-law, and granddaughter to a drunk driver in 2021.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Just after our car crested the steep hill to the high desert, we were struck at a high speed by a drunk driver who already had a misdemeanor DUI conviction.
    — Colin Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • In a statement on behalf of the family, Brad Sohn said Jefferson was hit by a drunk driver on Easter night.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The teenage boy who died in a vehicle crash caused by a drunk driver this weekend has been identified as a 13-year-old middle schooler.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
  • But after three months together, Eckhart was killed when a drunk driver slammed into his car parked near The Island.
    — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
  • In December 1963, their younger brother Mark was killed by a drunk driver, and creating art helped their father cope with his grief.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The family of a South Carolina bride who was killed by an drunk driver on her wedding night in April 2023 has been awarded a settlement.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
  • Duff Goldman is giving an update on his health after he was involved in a car crash allegedly caused by a drunk driver.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The bus, which was filled with children and adults, was hit head-on by a drunk driver going in the wrong direction on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Crowley was laid to rest 37 years after being paralyzed by a drunk driver who crashed into Crowley's squad car.
    — Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The Burlington police officer was working a night detail on Route 93 when a drunk driver plowed into her cruiser.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Minutes later, an allegedly drunk driver struck the cart, flipping it and ejecting the newlyweds.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
  • Private donors funded it to adorn a traffic roundabout and send a message of inclusion on Kercheval Avenue, a stone’s throw east of Alter Road, until a speeding drunk driver smacked it.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2023
  • In 1988, outside of Carrollton, Kentucky, a drunk driver going the wrong way on an interstate hit a converted school bus that was carrying a church group.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
  • Duff Goldman is recovering after his car was allegedly hit by a drunk driver.
    — Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
  • It’s been eight months since her husband was killed by a drunk driver, but Sophie also has lost all emotional connection to Riley, who flounders at school and is cold toward the parent who isn’t her beloved dad.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The film opens with their last, affectionate moments together in a café before her boyfriend steps out, and — in an unforgivable twist — is run down by a drunk driver before Mira’s very eyes.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2023
  • Hill’s spiritual quest to the redwoods was inspired, in part, by a desire to heal and reevaluate her priorities after she was nearly killed by a drunk driver.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The effort is led by Christine Olson, a Milwaukee native, who wasn't notified for 6½ hours after her daughter was killed by a drunk driver in Florida.
    — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
  • According to the report, the actor was putting groceries into his car when a drunk driver slammed into him from behind, leading to damage so severe both legs needed to be amputated.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Janice has overcome multiple challenges related to severe injuries sustained when she was hit by a drunk driver almost 40 years ago.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024

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