addicted

Example Sentences

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"Jude bought it, it's a bit of a different one. I've never seen it before, but we're addicted at the moment."

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The government did not allege that he was intoxicated while possessing the firearm, that he was addicted to marijuana, that he had ever threatened anyone, or that his gun ownership had resulted in any danger.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

Florida's attorney general on Monday sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company's ChatGPT chatbot of endangering young users by making them addicted and encouraging harmful behaviors.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

It also claims that OpenAI’s alleged misrepresentations about its tools have caused professionals to be publicly humiliated and minors to become addicted to a tool that “feigns human compassion.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Yet they gave up days and weeks of their lives, addicted to someone else’s drama.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom