inveterate
Example Sentences
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An inveterate rule breaker is asked to mentor the next generation?
From Washington Post
“Look, I get accused of being an inveterate optimist,” the president said in a speech in January at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. often preached.
From New York Times
This older woman, who loves with a “gruff constancy,” is an inveterate gossip and a born storyteller.
From Washington Post
Analysis paralysis can pose one of the biggest challenges to inveterate points and miles hoarders.
From Seattle Times
“You don’t have to be an inveterate reader to walk into a bookstore and find some comfort,” Heiser says.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
