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Glutton is an English word with synonyms like gourmand or mustelid. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Glutton in a sentence

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Glutton meaning

Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.

Synonyms of Glutton

gourmand mustelid musteline mammal wolverine gulo gulo feeder eater trencherman gourmandizer musteline

Using Glutton

  • The main meaning on this page is: Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
  • Useful related words include: gourmand, mustelid, musteline mammal, wolverine.
  • In the example corpus, glutton often appears in combinations such as: glutton for, being glutton, of glutton.

Context around Glutton

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Glutton

  • In this selection, "glutton" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pusher, iconic, literary, adding, garfield and cook stand out and add context to how "glutton" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include being a glutton for punishment and an insatiable glutton although sheol. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "glutton" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with glutton

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He has been described as "the greatest literary glutton who ever lived". (12 words)

Because being a glutton for punishment doesn't make abandonment hurt any less. (13 words)

Vatsala Mamgain is a glutton, cook, runner, tree lover, shopper, reader, and talker. (13 words)

Well, except perhaps for her mother, who seems to be quite frustrated by the fact that her daughter is supposed to be a royal but has developed an awful habit of climbing trees, farming vegetables, and being a glutton for any sweets she sees. (44 words)

They said He was a drunk, a glutton with no self-control and a demon-possessed party animal who spent a lot of time with the kind of folks who like to wear underwear as outerwear while breaking the commandments with full zeal. (43 words)

After only a year, Leonardo made a list of his misdemeanours, calling him "a thief, a liar, stubborn, and a glutton", after he had made off with money and valuables on at least five occasions and spent a fortune on clothes. (41 words)

Steve-O is a fascinating character, a comedic boundary-pusher, glutton for pain and attention, prankster star of the popular franchise and the host of a popular and slightly unhinged podcast, Steve-O’s Wild Ride! (36 words)

Example sentences (19)

Steve-O is a fascinating character, a comedic boundary-pusher, glutton for pain and attention, prankster star of the popular franchise and the host of a popular and slightly unhinged podcast, Steve-O’s Wild Ride!

Because being a glutton for punishment doesn't make abandonment hurt any less.

He admitted that he is "a bit of a glutton", adding: "It's not a joke.

There’s a brilliant sense of invention in The Glutton, a delight in the ludic, an antic joy in just making stuff up.

This woman admitted she’s a glutton and this is something she cannot control but having boy abandon the relationship because of this has greatly shocked her.

Well, except perhaps for her mother, who seems to be quite frustrated by the fact that her daughter is supposed to be a royal but has developed an awful habit of climbing trees, farming vegetables, and being a glutton for any sweets she sees.

Hodge, a glutton for punishment, ended up on the other side of the field, where Radradra’s teammate Josua Tuisova hit him harder still.

If you’re one of the rare breed of people who are a glutton for a full day of exhaust fumes, sunburn, and exhaustion in the name of fun, then this guide is for you.

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Being a glutton for punishment, let’s bring out a random 1983 quarter minted in the good old U. S. of A. and rerack for the Sweet 16. Higher seed heads, lower seed tails.

His only competitor would be a large, orange, striped, and pillow-like cat on whom I believe Jim Davis based his iconic glutton Garfield.

They said He was a drunk, a glutton with no self-control and a demon-possessed party animal who spent a lot of time with the kind of folks who like to wear underwear as outerwear while breaking the commandments with full zeal.

Vatsala Mamgain is a glutton, cook, runner, tree lover, shopper, reader, and talker.

After only a year, Leonardo made a list of his misdemeanours, calling him "a thief, a liar, stubborn, and a glutton", after he had made off with money and valuables on at least five occasions and spent a fortune on clothes.

He has been described as "the greatest literary glutton who ever lived".

Leone, a glutton, was also a source of amusement for his excesses, and Eastwood found a way to deal with the stresses of being directed by him by making jokes about him and nicknamed him " Yosemite Sam " for his bad temperament.

The obesus or fat character in Greek comedy was a glutton and figure of mockery.

Thus he speaks often of death in personified terms, as the captor of an enslaved human race or as an insatiable glutton; although Sheol, where the dead now exist, is a dark place of sleep.

Vitellius is described as lazy and self-indulgent, fond of eating and drinking, and an obese glutton, eating banquets four times a day and feasting on rare foods he would send the Roman navy to procure.

Whether eating live prey or carrion, the wolverine's feeding style appears voracious, leading to the nickname of "glutton" (also the basis of the scientific name).

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Common combinations with glutton

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "glutton" in a sentence?
An example: "Steve-O is a fascinating character, a comedic boundary-pusher, glutton for pain and attention, prankster star of the popular franchise and the host of a popular and slightly unhinged podcast, Steve-O’s Wild Ride!" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "glutton" from authentic English texts.
What does "glutton" mean?
Glutton means: Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
What are synonyms of "glutton"?
Common synonyms of "glutton" include: gourmand, mustelid, musteline mammal, wolverine, gulo gulo, feeder, eater, trencherman. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "glutton" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "glutton", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.