glutton
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“Full Phil” took about an hour to reveal its point — that parenthood makes you a glutton for punishment — and the jokes are more gestures at where a joke should be.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
But for all her apparent promise, it quickly became clear that Kelly was less a journalistic powerhouse than a glutton for controversy.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Six is a perfect number, and seven is a prime number, but only a glutton for punishment would put them together in front of a bunch of 13-year-olds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
If you’re an author who happens to be a glutton for punishment or, worse, an insomniac — or, disaster scenario: both — you might be familiar with a certain masochistic feedback loop.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2023
“Anansi is a glutton for stories,” I muttered.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing glutton
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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