How to Use completist in a Sentence

completist

noun
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  • For the completists out there, the depth of Championship mode is going to keep you busy for weeks.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2017
  • In the world of Star Wars fandom, there are fans, and then there are fans: the cosplayers, the Funko completists, the crawl-reciters.
    — Patrick Farrell, WIRED, 4 May 2018
  • True completists, then, must rely on baseball card brokers to track them down.
    — Allie Conti, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Many die-hards and completists would argue that the below barely scratches the surface in terms of who Ahsoka is.
    — Dan Heching, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
  • That's a milestone for any band, and the act issued cute commemorative tickets at the door for completists.
    — August Brown, latimes.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Bingers tend to be completists, which to me only emphasizes the importance of ending a show when the creative juice is drying up.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • For completists, these 98 stories (including five published for the first time) will be like a boxed set of a musician’s first recordings.
    — New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Holiday completists will want to see the new holiday version of the Sesame Street parade also.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • So Leonardo completists who come to Paris with a checklist may be disappointed.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2019
  • In other words: Life can get in the way of being a Marvel Cinematic Universe completist.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 2 May 2018
  • Johnson’s life at this point was something of an exercise in completist Modernism.
    — Sadie Stein, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2017
  • Dandelyan Expect a mix of hotel guests—the Mondrian is one of the few high-end spots to stay anywhere in the area—and cocktail completists, pilgrimaging here to sample some of Ryan Chetiyawardana’s drinks.
    — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The movie’s trailers showcase these roles, though The Flash still packs in surprises for completists and continuity obsessives.
    — Vulture, 16 June 2023
  • The movie’s trailers showcase these roles, though The Flash still packs in surprises for completists and continuity obsessives.
    — Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
  • But along with the additions, Tut completists will note some absences in the exhibit inventory.
    — Deborah Vankin, latimes.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • But that comes with the burden of expectations: fans of the original checking it against the source, some looking for a fresh take, others looking for a completist video illustration.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • Standing in for him are descriptions of diplomatic negotiations and maneuvers that will test the endurance even of Cold War completists.
    — Bertrand M. Patenaude, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2018
  • So out went the yuletide beast to become an ever-so-brief Twitter celebrity and eventual souvenir for the ultra-completist Florida State fan who came along and swiped it before the garbage collector arrived.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 28 June 2018
  • John Mayer exists in many different forms: crooning heartthrob musician, Visvim completist, Nike campaign star, watch nerd.
    — Cam Wolf, GQ, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Soul-music completists will no doubt appreciate the minute detail with which Fletcher recounts Pickett’s recording sessions, even his subpar later ones.
    — Peter Keepnews, New York Times, 30 May 2017
  • The list was unquestionably impressive in variety and dramatic range, as fellow completists can attest, especially as brought to life by Mr. Gardiner.
    — James R. Oestreich, New York Times, 22 June 2018

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