Examples of drunkard in a Sentence
Her father was a drunkard.
accused him of being a no-good drunkard who needed professional help for his problem
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In invalidating the comparisons, Gorsuch focused on the purpose of the laws aimed at the habitual drunkards of the 18th century.
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Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2026
Erin Murphy, the attorney representing Hemani, countered that the whole point of the historical laws was to distinguish between drinkers and drunkards.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
The 48-year-old musician repeated his anti-Jewish rhetoric in a 2025 post insisting his words aren’t the ramblings of a drunkard.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
Harris maintained that, like habitual drunkards, unlawful drug users may have their gun rights temporarily taken away.
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Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2026
Erin Murphy, the attorney representing Hemani, countered that the whole point of the historical laws was to distinguish between drinkers and drunkards.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
The 48-year-old musician repeated his anti-Jewish rhetoric in a 2025 post insisting his words aren’t the ramblings of a drunkard.
—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
Harris maintained that, like habitual drunkards, unlawful drug users may have their gun rights temporarily taken away.
—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Drunkard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunkard. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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drunkard
noun
drunk·ard
ˈdrəŋ-kərd 
: a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
Medical Definition
drunkard
noun
drunk·ard
ˈdrəŋ-kərd
: one suffering from or subject to acute or chronic alcoholism : one who habitually becomes drunk
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