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

In Parsifal, his agenda was spiritual rather than physical, and the technique he relied on to intoxicate the listener is called chromaticism.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

“I think that’s why there’s all this frenzy: The sound dominates you and intoxicates you.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

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

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

Schorr said it was not easy to answer this question of what exact point someone is too intoxicated to consent.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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

When it made its stateside debut in 1999, I was still intoxicated by the city’s proximity to mountains, old growth forests and water – so much of it, fresh or salty.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

They were all crying together; and, intoxicated by the noise, the unanimity, the sense of rhythmical atonement, they might, it seemed, have gone on for hours—almost indefinitely.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

The song’s outro is equally as intoxicating, referencing the lyrics and melody of its apparent brother track, “Beat Up Chanel$.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

These people have tangible passion and intoxicating energy for what they do.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

“I think that belief was intoxicating to the players.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

She is soothing, but not soporific; intoxicating without inebriation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson