glutton
Example Sentences
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He was a large man, over 6 feet tall, and, we learn from Mr. Margolick, a glutton.
Black holes are often described as cosmic gluttons, consuming everything that drifts too close -- including light itself.
From Science Daily
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.
Sheard is either a glutton for punishment or determined to prove his worth no matter how many times Narbonne has to start over.
From Los Angeles Times
Like a moth to a flame, there is just something about all that color and texture; I am a glutton for disappointment where fruitcake is concerned.
From Salon
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