addicted
Example Sentences
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“All we see is how addicted parents are. You may not be on TikTok but you guys are always on your phones too!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
I get why people get addicted to online trading.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Before much cooking can occur, however, Gruel explains that many Americans are addicted to processed foods because those foods have been chemically engineered to be addictive.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
A Florida teenager who sued Meta claiming that he was addicted to and harmed by his use of platforms, such as Instagram, has dropped his case.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Many told stories about how they had become addicted to Hollywood movies and South Korean soap operas.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
