glutton
Example Sentences
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Six is a perfect number, and seven is a prime number, but only a glutton for punishment would put them together in front of a bunch of 13-year-olds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
She’s boisterous but not a glutton for attention.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
The budding chain would appear to be an opportunity for Taffer to put his money where his big mouth is, though you have to wonder if the man is, perhaps, just a glutton for punishment.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022
If you're a glutton for gluten, you're not alone; last year, Girl Scouts revealed they sold over 900,000 boxes of cookies.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2022
People thought he was a glutton for punishment, that he liked getting dumped.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
