Sentence examples for nearly drunk from inspiring English sources

In the video, you can hear Phil Jackson's voice, nearly drunk with confidence after his first run of championships, calling out to Jordan to pick up Iverson.

The Miami Heat barreled back into the locker room at Madison Square Garden on Friday night nearly drunk on the angst of the Knicks and their fans, describing the scene as jubilant and joyous.

On a booze-filled weekend pass in Washington, he contemplates his predicament: "For all his questions there has been no answer given to him ever; and now he is alone and nearly drunk and afraid that if he goes to Vietnam, he will die there".

"And Jenny didn't get nearly drunk enough".

The wonderful McGlue is written as the internal monologue of a self-harming sailor, accused of murder, who can't keep food down and who has nearly drunk himself to death.

However, alcohol is nearly always drunk here alongside snacks or food, meaning very few people get incredibly drunk.

We are still not nearly as drunk as our fellow travelers, but the great thing about this place is that the atmosphere is about one million times better than at the clubs where we usually hang out.

The amount drunk nearly quadrupled by 1980, and then nearly doubled again between 1980 and 2000.

When Lorde dances, it is still with the jagged, unchoreographed exuberance of the nearly-so-drunk-they-must-go-home.

Speaking as a chronic alcoholic (recovering for seven years) who was drunk nearly every day for well over 20 years – who nearly died several times over because of this; who, on average, exceeded the new government guidelines by a factor of 20 to 30 per week – I think it's fair to say I have a horse in this race despite being teetotal.

"He was drunk nearly every day and when that happens it became hard to have a conversation," his younger son recalls.