Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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No, it's not the admiration of the crowd has intoxicated her, but the adoration of one.
From Anna Karenina by Constance Garnett
All this heaven of joy which you have put into my heart has intoxicated me.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
"The scent of violets has intoxicated us," he said, and kissed her again.
From Winding Paths by Gertrude Page
"Your pardon, master, the atmosphere of glory that one breathes here has intoxicated me a little."
From The Idol of Paris by Sarah Bernhardt
This incalculable multiplication of power has intoxicated man.
From The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution by James M. (James Montgomery) Beck
