drinking age
noun
: the age at which a person can legally buy and drink alcohol
The drinking age in the U.S. is 21.
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Young people were driving the shift, with another poll finding that sixty per cent of Gen Zers of drinking age chose to drink very little or not at all.
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Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2026
The special districts aim to boost foot traffic and cut red tape by allowing people of drinking age to buy alcohol from participating businesses and carry their drinks around in non-glass containers.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Now of legal drinking age, the three twentysomethings perfected their lyrical volleying while staying loose.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
In this state, a person under 21 years old can enter an establishment serving alcohol if they're accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse who's of legal drinking age.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2026
The special districts aim to boost foot traffic and cut red tape by allowing people of drinking age to buy alcohol from participating businesses and carry their drinks around in non-glass containers.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Now of legal drinking age, the three twentysomethings perfected their lyrical volleying while staying loose.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
In this state, a person under 21 years old can enter an establishment serving alcohol if they're accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse who's of legal drinking age.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Drinking age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20age. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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