How to Use cocaine in a Sentence

cocaine

noun
Definition of cocainenext
  • The latter song tells the tale of a cocaine deal that left four men dead.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Phoenix does indeed rank No. 1 in the U.S. for cocaine use.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Five of the ten largest cocaine seizures in Europe took place last year.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 22 June 2024
  • The news release did not state how much cocaine was found inside the cheese.
    — CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The office further declined to cite the amount of cocaine found in the infant's body.
    — Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Many have sought to pin the cocaine on President Biden’s son Hunter.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 6 July 2023
  • That same month, customs seized more than 1,543 pounds of cocaine.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • The cocaine was concealed in the clothes racks' metal pipes, photos show.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The photos show a small bag of cocaine inside of cubby #50, the photos show.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • He was found to have fentanyl, ketamine and cocaine in his system at the time of his death.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Banks was charged with possession of half an ounce or more of cocaine.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
  • The sheriff’s office said the pills were tested and found to contain cocaine.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Coast Guard agents found 142 packages of cocaine in a small vessel.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The tour was, like many in those days, fueled by copious amounts of cocaine.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Soon after that, White turned to the comfort of drugs, and crack cocaine later took over his life, court records say.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The boaters found what was later determined to be 56 pounds of cocaine wrapped in a package about the size of a microwave oven.
    — Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
  • This one appeared to be a brick of cocaine, wrapped in a biohazard bag with some sort of logo on it.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2023
  • At the time, Biden, who had been addicted to crack cocaine, was struggling to remain sober.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2023
  • One gag, in which Ramos’s character snorts his phone like a line of cocaine, was Gillespie’s idea on the day of filming.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The substance suspected to be cocaine was transmitted to the State Crime Lab in April 2024.
    — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The causes for the spike are complex but largely revolve around cocaine.
    — Regina Garcia Cano and Gabriela Molina, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Her best friend passed away from heart problems after long-term cocaine use.
    — Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 23 May 2024
  • The figurine includes a black bear with a bag of cocaine and a plaque describing the incident.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Lines of cocaine were laid across tables and bathroom counters for the taking.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 May 2024
  • The actor had been injected with a cocktail of cocaine and heroin and died of a drug overdose.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 July 2024
  • Hospital staff found cocaine in the man’s system, per CBP.
    — The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2023
  • Officials found 56 bundles of cocaine in the ice cream maker, the news release said.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 23 June 2023
  • The small city is close to Honduras’ border with Guatemala, which makes up a major part of the cocaine smuggling route from south to north and the Valles’ former domain.
    — Deborah Bonello, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • He was booted from the Navy for testing positive for cocaine in 2014.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 26 July 2023
  • Gioiosa, Rose's former housemate, was sentenced to five years for cocaine and tax charges, while bookmaker Ronald Peters was sentenced to two years.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'cocaine.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: