fanatic
Example Sentences
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"I became a soccer fanatic after that. And I'm hoping the same thing for my nephew" this time, he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“The campaign to glorify him,” wrote one biographer in 1988, “has surpassed fanatic religious fervor. The North Korean ‘sun of the nation’ shines both day and night, and it is hard to escape his ubiquity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
By the end of the first season, I was a fanatic.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
This comes just three months after a Gavin and Stacey fanatic bought Doris's home over the road, which included original furniture from the show.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
I’m not a fanatic Zionist, but it interests me.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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