fiend
Example Sentences
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Matthieu Jalibert, a broken-field fiend, accepted the invite to run back and England were back under the pump.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
He’s a workout fiend, just like his father, Bill, was before him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
The narrative rewinds by years, days, hours and occasionally seconds, portraying the Captain's memory as a fickle fiend that equally protects him and exposes his fraud.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2024
Ryker was a hockey fiend at about a year old, watching 6 a.m.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
Behind me is the elemental fiend of my memories crumbling into powder.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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