adrenaline
Example Sentences
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"Everyone gets together, everyone's racing. It's an adrenaline rush and everyone loves it."
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Glover, born in 1976 in Pomona, was an adrenaline junkie who dreamed of being everything from a stuntman to a race car driver.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Several times while training for Ironman triathlons, I’ve crashed my bike and jumped right back up—there was so much adrenaline flowing that I didn’t feel pain in the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Stoecker, who finished fifth in the women's skeleton finals on Saturday, also told Radio 4's Today programme that the circus had definitely prepared her for the "adrenaline" of skeleton.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
For years, I’d imagined the camaraderie of team practice, the adrenaline rush of competition, and maybe even being noticed on campus as one of the school’s athletic stars.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.