addictive

Example Sentences

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“Even he says it’s so addictive I can’t stop playing it,” said Hausman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

It comes after Meta and YouTube were found liable in March for intentionally making their products addictive and harming young people in the process.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

The short-form content, engineered for a vertical phone screen, has drawn comparisons to a new addictive form of soap opera.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

These included switching off addictive features like infinite scroll and autoplay, curfews, strengthened age verification, and restricted AI chatbot use.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

This effect could be true even if the bursts are not addictive, and merely just habit-forming.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel