Addict is an English word with synonyms like nut or habituate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Addict in a sentence
Related words
Addict meaning
- A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
- An adherent or fan (of something).
Synonyms of Addict
Using Addict
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug. | An adherent or fan (of something).
- Useful related words include: nut, habituate, hook, user.
- In the example corpus, addict often appears in combinations such as: drug addict, an addict, addict and.
Context around Addict
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Addict
- In this selection, "addict" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heroin, beauty, drug, members, points and charlie stand out and add context to how "addict" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a heroin addict get to and a pizza addict piled more. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "addict" sits close to words such as adani, ardern and birthplace, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with addict
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Addict, addict, addict, addict, you know. (6 words)
Craigavon court district judge jails drug addict after police found heroin, coca. (12 words)
Sober addict – an addict who is currently not using, but is not doing anything to maintain sobriety. (17 words)
Water by the Spoonful (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2012)playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes poses the question of how a young man and former addict — and the son of a former heroin addict — is supposed to get on with his life. (44 words)
In an ensemble led by Charito Solis and Bernardo Bernardo, among others, Gil stood out as “Kano,” a tomboy addict and small-time drug dealer who became a casualty of the martial law-era police by the movie’s end. (40 words)
Candidly, the long-time addict told the officers that he was and detailed the drugs to which he was addicted – before his solicitor reminded him of her advice and he answered the rest of the officers’ questions ‘no comment’. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Addict, addict, addict, addict, you know.
Finally, from March 8 to 31, 2024, Rustan’s Beauty Addict members can enjoy five times the Beauty Addict points for any purchase at Rustan’s The Beauty Source.
Sober addict – an addict who is currently not using, but is not doing anything to maintain sobriety.
Water by the Spoonful (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2012)playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes poses the question of how a young man and former addict — and the son of a former heroin addict — is supposed to get on with his life.
There are 2 types of interventions; one where the family sits down with the addict and has a professional interventionist conduct a family intervention, where the addict is confronted and offered drug rehab.
A former takeaway addict, Charlie used to scoff up to six deliveries a week including Dominos and Chinese food.
And by “fools” I mean Ron DeSantis & Co. whose overcaffeinated-meth-addict-on-bath-salts-while-guzzling-a-handle-of-Fireball approach to education in Florida has resulted in a No Shakespeare policy.
A 'pizza addict' piled more than £30,000-worth of used takeaway boxes and toilet paper inside his flat before concerned neighbours raised the alarm about the property's stench.
Bam told the judge that he had been in rehab in San Diego, Calif., and living with Lamar Odom, who is a recovering addict.
But I’d guess that, like me — smartphone addict, laptop lugger, owner of an electric car — you had no idea just how bad.
Candidly, the long-time addict told the officers that he was and detailed the drugs to which he was addicted – before his solicitor reminded him of her advice and he answered the rest of the officers’ questions ‘no comment’.
Chief Desjarlais exemplifies Indigenous leadership at its finest, transcending a challenging past as an addict to become an influential and high-profile Chief.
Councillor Bryan Pottinger, committee member, said: “Gone are the days when we could just point the finger at the heroin addict, there are new cocktails out there and new ways of taking drugs.
Craigavon court district judge jails drug addict after police found heroin, coca.
Drug addict McIrnerny launched a knife attack on his dealer when they met up in Keighley and was jailed for five years.
During the act, one addict was stabbed in the shoulder by a rival, underscoring the challenge of helping addicts help themselves.
Frankly, the government is the single largest addict of them all, and they need an intervention, and a long-term treatment program.
From helping a heroin addict get to rehab to advising a young boy against stealing, Lindsay inspires a lot of people to be better.
However, Mr McLeod said the defence had been able to convince the prosecution Welton, who holds both Australian and British passports, was an addict.
In an ensemble led by Charito Solis and Bernardo Bernardo, among others, Gil stood out as “Kano,” a tomboy addict and small-time drug dealer who became a casualty of the martial law-era police by the movie’s end.
Common combinations with addict
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- drug addict 61×
- an addict 34×
- addict and 20×
- addict who 18×
- heroin addict 18×
- the addict 14×
- addict was 7×
- addict addict 6×
- recovering addict 6×
- addict in 6×