inveterate
Example Sentences
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When we meet him in Season 1, Gi-hun is down and out, an inveterate gambler.
From Los Angeles Times
The president is having a mental breakdown in “Symphony of Rats,” a 1988 fever dream by the inveterate theatrical bad boy Richard Foreman.
From Los Angeles Times
Trump is an inveterate liar about his fortune.
From Salon
An inveterate fern fanatic, Steffen highly recommends their form and soft texture for the romantic garden.
From Seattle Times
An inveterate fabulist who remains terrified of his father, Casimir seems to have invented the wife and three children whom the family has never met.
From New York Times
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