fiend

Example Sentences

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He’s a workout fiend, just like his father, Bill, was before him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

Parvizi, a proud Iranian and self-described "salt fiend," holds a degree in food anthropology — a major she essentially designed herself.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

But then suddenly, Graeme's efforts pay off as we sight a stonechat, the feathered fiend who had evaded us earlier, sitting happily atop a fence post.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

Ryker was a hockey fiend at about a year old, watching 6 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

They plan and they fix and they do, and then some kitchen- dwelling fiend slips a scorchy, soggy, tasteless mess into their pots and pans.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston