junkie

Example Sentences

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But anyone who has followed the man’s career knows he’s a performance junkie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

“I don’t worry about the past, and I try to learn from my mistakes. I’m a data junkie, and I analyze the broad trends,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

“When it works, it works. I’m not a collector; I’m an estate-sale junkie, which makes it way less serious.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

He wasn’t an adrenaline junkie until the end.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

“If you throw yourself into danger for no reason again, you will have become nothing more than a Dauntless adrenaline junkie looking for a hit, and I’m not going to help you do it.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth