He was stoned on pot.
They got stoned at the party.
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Raj shows up to the meeting armed to the teeth (and pretty stoned), but seemingly lets Ahmad live.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2026 There was a blithe, mildly stoned look in everyone’s eyes, and most of the women were dressed like gnomes while all the men appeared ergonomically outfitted to climb a cliff face but were instead commuting to their office jobs.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026 Pac’s sense of self was more expansive than ever; stoned hangout raps could co-exist alongside sneering disses and thunderous Judgment Day diatribes.—Pitchfork,
30 Sep. 2025 Yet for all of his stoned foolishness, Bob has clearly imparted a real distrust of authority to his kid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stoned