addicted
Example Sentences
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In August, Meta agreed to pay $18 billion to settle a sweeping lawsuit brought by US states accusing it of designing Instagram and Facebook to get children addicted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Many also are addicted to the thrill of the hunt for rare, unique items at a better price.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Knowles thinks there is "probably a substantial amount of people that are getting addicted".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
You may end realizing that it is the people addicted to their feeds who are missing out, not you.—J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
I’d become addicted to the show immediately, and had now watched all 180 episodes, multiple times.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
