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
Sheard is either a glutton for punishment or determined to prove his worth no matter how many times Narbonne has to start over.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
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
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
People thought he was a glutton for punishment, that he liked getting dumped.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing glutton
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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