fiend

Example Sentences

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Matthieu Jalibert, a broken-field fiend, accepted the invite to run back and England were back under the pump.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He’s a workout fiend, just like his father, Bill, was before him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

It telegraphs that Abigail is no barbaric horror fiend but instead a sophisticated aesthete, which makes her both scarier and funnier.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Ryker was a hockey fiend at about a year old, watching 6 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Behind me is the elemental fiend of my memories crumbling into powder.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri