glutton
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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
She’s boisterous but not a glutton for attention.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
Like a moth to a flame, there is just something about all that color and texture; I am a glutton for disappointment where fruitcake is concerned.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2023
“I guess I’m just a glutton for punishment,” Hough said with a laugh during a video interview from Minneapolis.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2023
Rus the dog hopped from bed to bed, because he was a glutton for love.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
Vocabulary lists containing glutton
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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