junkie

Example Sentences

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“I became a junkie sleazebag, a criminal, paranoid fool. I didn’t take care of anything — not my friends, not my music, not myself.”

From Washington Post

Polling data shows that 64% of Americans — basically anyone who isn't a Fox News junkie — put "a lot" or "some" responsibility for the events of Jan. 6 on Trump.

From Salon

The recovering sex junkie claims, according to the New York Post, that the family name is a lightning rod for criticism and would rob the child of a “peaceful existence.”

From Washington Times

Back then, I wrote that McCarthy was “mainly a deal maker rather than an ideologue. A pragmatist, not a policy purist. A political junkie.”

From Los Angeles Times

Away from the cage, McKee describes himself as an "adrenaline junkie" with a passion for fast cars, shooting and snowboarding, but also a "big teddy bear, loving and softly spoken".

From BBC