inveterate
Example Sentences
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President Emmanuel Macron, an inveterate political gambler who in 2017 became the nation’s youngest elected leader, announced his re-election bid just a day before the deadline, against the background of the crisis in Ukraine.
From New York Times
Someday, he says, the defense team in a murder trial is going to argue that their client was revved into a frenzy due to, in part, an inveterate video game habit.
From The Verge
He still has a “visceral reaction” to maskless faces, and he’s gone from being an inveterate hugger to finding distances shy of 6 feet mortifying.
From Seattle Times
My 75-year-old brother, an inveterate imbiber of caffeinated coffee, claims it has no effect on him.
From New York Times
As an inveterate Amazon shopper whose spending with the company soared to embarrassing heights during the pandemic, I have thought about the ethics behind those smiling boxes a whole lot recently.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
