adrenaline

Example Sentences

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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

"You've got so much adrenaline pumping through your body in that ring," he tells BBC Sport.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

But then it's finished "and there's a bit of baby blues afterwards," as she comes down off the adrenaline rush.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

“I think the adrenaline takes over a little bit,” said downhill racer Kajsa Vickhoff Lie of Norway.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Without adrenaline to keep me going, all my terror turned to pure exhaustion.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda