avid

Example Sentences

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And because I am an avid sports person, they go to bed so early with the print that everything’s a half-a-day behind.

From Los Angeles Times

The lawyer said Tipping was an avid outdoorsman and a doting son to both his parents.

From Los Angeles Times

She lives in Miami, where she is an avid sailor and scuba diver.

From The Wall Street Journal

If nothing else, he figured, all his wife would have to do is call the adviser if something happened to him — and since he’s an avid skydiver, it’s something he thinks about a lot.

From MarketWatch

Later as a young adult, Chen worked as an assistant to an award-winning Hollywood director who not only loved horses but was an avid believer of the Chinese zodiac.

From Los Angeles Times