intoxicate

Many of Mr. Coppola’s recollections are sensory: roasted peppers, his grandma’s sizzling meatballs, a neighbor’s homemade wine sweetened with peaches—“smells and tastes that intoxicate me to this day.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Drawing breath for speech seems to intoxicate him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

In other words, it seems to intoxicate them in a way that makes them vulnerable.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2022

These aren’t pleasant feelings, but any strong and pure distillation, even of fear, can intoxicate us.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2020

Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.’

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

I quickly discovered an excitement and energy to L.A. that doesn’t exist in Orange County and can’t be replicated elsewhere, that intoxicates you and makes you wonder what took you so long to get it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

Abdul-Mateen, who won an Emmy for “Watchmen,” intoxicates with his exuberant Booth, both flashy and naïve.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

The sweet smell of success intoxicates those who feel robbed of it.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2016

Sketching children at a street fair for pennies, she meets Walter, a flirtatious sort who intoxicates her with stories of studying art in Paris.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2014

In the T-strap shoes of Long Island debutantes, the sparkling fringes of daring short skirts that swish and glide to music that intoxicates them more than the champagne.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Price also told the jury that she had used Hayler's fingerprints while he was reportedly intoxicated to access his phone.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

According to the Associated Press, 19 states say that an intoxicated person is only considered incapacitated — and therefore unable to consent — if they were given drugs or alcohol without knowing.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Newsom also signed AB 1685, which would increase the number of points against a driver’s record if they’re convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Although there’s no indication that Mr. Kidd is pickled in drink, it’s clear that he’s intoxicated with the idea of Oxbridge, the portmanteau that describes the elite world of Oxford and Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

He was so vibrant, gay and jolly—so intoxicated with living—that he was like a god come from the clouds.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Whatnot struck gold by creating the perfect cocktail of the most intoxicating elements of 21st-century digital life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

No one captured the intoxicating possibilities of the 1980s better than Tyler.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

The cricket was exhilarating, the atmosphere intoxicating and results - for a short while - sensational.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

At times, Schrader spoke about AI with the enthusiasm of a filmmaker discovering an intoxicating new set of creative tools.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

But the market—that’s an intoxicating place, isn’t it?

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz