How to Use addictive in a Sentence

addictive

adjective
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  • The drug can be addictive, but not in the way you might be used to.
    — Katixa Espinoza, Them, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The recall update did not state how much of the addictive was used in the cheese puffs.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Pick up the six-pack box set for the best value on on these addictive new strings.
    — Ron Hart, SPIN, 29 Nov. 2024
  • This isn't the first show to look at Wright's role in getting the addictive opioid out on the market.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The sport is easy to learn, fosters social bonds, and can be addictive to play.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The song opens with a fuzzy guitar riff, before the duo sing about an addictive love.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Once cooked, the seeds become an addictive crunchy snack.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The sense of accomplishment and my progress over the weeks was addictive.
    — Stephanie Montes, refinery29.com, 2 July 2024
  • Aficionados say Beaver Nuggets are addictive, for the taste, the crunch and the relative lack of mess in your car.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 22 July 2022
  • The crunch of the sesame and seaweed is not only addictive on its own, but works well to dress up any bland monotone meal.
    — Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Slow Horses is clever, well paced, sure of its own voice, and more than a little addictive.
    — J. Oliver Conroy, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Though the drug isn’t as addictive as fentanyl, people are still in risk of addiction to the drug.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The appeal of the square flashlight (the one filled with bots and sitting in your pocket - or maybe even your hand right now) is addictive.
    — Chris Westfall, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Miyazaki said that catnip and silver vine posed no risk to cats and were not addictive.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 June 2022
  • The main plot, about a woman who moves in with her old money aunts, is just the beginning of what makes this show so addictive.
    — ELLE, 30 Oct. 2021
  • This sauce couldn't be easier to make or more addictive to eat.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 July 2023
  • But the fun of being in partisan crowds has proved addictive.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2022
  • One of the overriding themes in the series is the truly addictive — even when absurd — nature of fame.
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • One standout is, of course, Chocobo Racing, which makes its return as the single most addictive time suck from the OG game there is.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Everyone says the sport is addictive and a great workout.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The new Hasbro Twister now comes with a side of cool relief, turning the addictive retro game into a sprinkler pad.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2022
  • Fentanyl works the same way as other opioids but is much more addictive.
    — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • There are ways to engage with these stories that are not addictive, Murley said.
    — Hope Corrigan, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • This is a result of the highly addictive quality of these drugs.
    — Serena Coady, SELF, 14 Feb. 2022
  • This means a very small amount of fentanyl can be more quickly addictive, and deadlier, than the same amount of heroin.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2022
  • By 2015, doctors and prescribers were more aware of the addictive properties of the drugs, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone.
    — Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Chop it up or keep it stock; ride it hard and enjoy the addictive soundtrack, or leisurely rumble through the city admiring the view.
    — Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, just asking them not to look at their phones is not effective enough to combat the addictive nature of the device.
    — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
  • The medication therefore avoids the addictive potential of opioids, which work by binding to opioid receptors throughout the central nervous system, in both the brain and spinal cord.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The flavor improves the taste of cigarettes and reduces the feeling of throat irritation, which can make the cigarettes particularly addictive.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025

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