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
“When you see you’re near the top your adrenaline gets you through it.”
From Los Angeles Times • 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
It delivers a shot of adrenaline, while a snakebite pen could inject heparin.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
She was small and agile and one of those people who, if her adrenaline got going, could probably bench-press a car off a baby.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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