How to Use addiction in a Sentence
addiction
noun
- He has a drug addiction.
- His life has been ruined by heroin addiction.
- He devotes his summers to his surfing addiction.
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That’s a victory, if a small one, so long as the withdrawal doesn’t drive us back to the addiction.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2022
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Further your coconut oil addiction with this beachy lotion.
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Abby Dupes,
Seventeen,
10 Nov. 2022
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Bieber, now 28, has been vocal about his past addiction struggles and sobriety in the years since.
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Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
8 Nov. 2022
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Marshall said the tech money will benefit district and circuit courts hit hard by the effects of opioid addiction.
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William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com,
al,
9 Nov. 2022
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Her drug addiction began when she was forced to marry at 16 by her family, Moua-Yang said.
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Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
17 Jan. 2025
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The book is a tough read at times, especially for people with friends and relatives who struggle with alcoholism and addiction.
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Karen Heller,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2022
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But behind those are people who suffer from nonfatal overdose, and behind those are the people who suffer from addiction.
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David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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The van is part of Portugal's program of decriminalizing drug use and treating drug addiction with a public health approach.
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Fixing Our City Podcast,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Nov. 2022
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Williams had also been open with her TV audience in the past about her struggles with addiction and Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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And a lot of us in our own lives have been touched by addiction.
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Samantha Chery,
Washington Post,
28 Feb. 2024
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The money made risking his life in the ring went to feed his addiction.
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Toby Muse,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2024
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Years ago, in the throes of addiction, Teasley was homeless.
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Alison Cross,
Hartford Courant,
28 Nov. 2022
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The city was once hailed for its response to addiction.
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Jessica Gallagher,
New York Times,
23 May 2024
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Angie starts the show sober but struggled with drug addiction in the past.
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Rodney Ho,
ajc,
28 Dec. 2022
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His addiction takes the form of a sentient cloud of smoke voiced, no kidding, by George C. Scott.
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Vulture,
13 June 2023
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His mom, Lady, had a drug addiction for the early part of his life.
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Kelsey Conway,
The Enquirer,
5 Jan. 2023
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In court, Alderete blamed his crimes on a fentanyl addiction.
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Rayna Reid Rayford,
Essence,
6 Aug. 2024
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Now, most of them come in to be treated for fentanyl addiction.
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The Enquirer,
27 Dec. 2022
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Chelsea has struggled with drug addiction for a decade.
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Shania Russell,
EW.com,
20 Oct. 2024
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And — to be clear — some people are just wired this way, even without addiction’s pull.
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Amy Dickinson,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2023
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According to the claim, Rios lost custody of the siblings around 2015 due to drug addiction.
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Ashley Ahn,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Aug. 2024
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After many years in the throes of heroin addiction, Forbes is now four years sober and has twice been named employee of the month.
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Erika Fry,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2023
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In countries like Britain, sports gambling free-for-alls had left trails of addiction.
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Kenneth P. Vogel,
New York Times,
20 Nov. 2022
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Williams had been open about his struggles with drug addiction.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
6 Apr. 2023
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Cooper first got sober at 29 years old and has been open about his past addiction struggles.
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Charna Flam,
Peoplemag,
28 Feb. 2024
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The drugs that came with surgery set her on course for a heroin addiction, which finally killed her.
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Molly Fischer,
The New Yorker,
4 Dec. 2024
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My mom was struggling with drugs and addiction, so we were taken away.
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The Foretold Team,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2023
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