glutton

Example Sentences

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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

“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

“I am a glutton for print. I love books in every way. I love them more than most human beings.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022

Because I am both a glutton and a masochist, my standard complaint, “That was so bad," is always followed by “And there was so little of it!"

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris