pack rat
Example Sentences
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Fortunately for avid bibliophiles, Harper Lee was an inveterate pack rat.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
He had known that his mother, Sandy Quimby, a half-hour away in Eagle River, was a pack rat.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2020
He is a pack rat, and kept the original packaging.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019
“A pack rat is indiscriminate, and I don’t hoard things,” he said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2018
It’s just some ancient pack rat who needs help getting rid of her shit.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
