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

I’ve always been a fiend for sour things, whether that’s candy, fresh fruit, snacks or frozen desserts.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2025

He’s a workout fiend, just like his father, Bill, was before him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

It telegraphs that Abigail is no barbaric horror fiend but instead a sophisticated aesthete, which makes her both scarier and funnier.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

It seemed that the fiend had moved on.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith