How to Use alcoholism in a Sentence

alcoholism

noun

• Keiko, as she was called, was a small child when her father fell into alcoholism and gambling.
  — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 7 May 2021
• Yeah, well, in a family where alcoholism is the norm, normal isn’t good.
  — Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2021
• The little girl's family life was scarred by alcoholism and drug addiction.
  — Reid Forgrave, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
• An autopsy found that Mr. Bennett had died of alcoholism.
  — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
• Blige has previously shared details about her difficult childhood, which led to depression, alcoholism, and drug abuse.
  — Rebecca Shinners, Health.com, 10 May 2021
• The former president has frequently spoken of his pain at the way his brother Fred died from alcoholism at the age of 42 and is a lifetime teetotaler.
  — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2021
• Loosely based on pianist Bud Powell, Turner struggles with alcoholism and drug use, even as he remains consumed by a lifelong love affair with jazz.
  — Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021
• Unchecked financial aid can lead to corruption and unintended negative consequences, such as spousal and child abuse, alcoholism and violence.
  — Bree Carriglio, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
• Motherwell, whose father had been the president of Wells Fargo, turned out to have been the prisoner of a traumatic childhood, and sank into alcoholism.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021
• The writer Joseph Roth died of alcoholism in Paris in May 1939.
  — Dominic Green, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2022
• Hints that these kinds of drugs could be used in the treatment of alcoholism go back even further.
  — Grace Browne, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2023
• She was taken in at the age of 10 when her father died from alcoholism.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022
• Her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., says in the film that Williams’ issues have been linked to her alcoholism by physicians.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
• Eddie was deep into the throes of alcoholism back then.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2022
• The two stayed married for 22 years, but divorced due to James's alcoholism.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 18 July 2022
• Drugs were everywhere, and there was a lot of alcoholism.
  — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
• Like the Bidens, the Sheenes struggled with alcoholism through the generations.
  — Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
• Widdy said his trauma led to into alcoholism and run-ins with the law.
  — Britt Clennett, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2022
• Other artists spoke to me of their battles with alcoholism and a son’s suicide.
  — New York Times, 1 June 2022
• After a bout with alcoholism in his late 20s, Rob has been sober for nearly 30 years.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• Your wife’s alcoholism is a disease -- not a lack of willpower or a moral failing on her part.
  — cleveland, 21 June 2021
• The two years away from his sport and the loss of an eye ended his Olympic dreams and sent him hurtling into depression and alcoholism.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2021
• Her mother has died, and Jane and her sister (also now struggling with alcoholism) have to get the house ready to sell.
  — Randy Rosenthal, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
• Biden, who struggled with alcoholism and drugs, fathered Navy with Roberts in 2018.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
• That leads to alcoholism and, somehow, trying to stab him with her stiletto heel.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
• The only member of the family who talked about alcoholism was Biden.
  — Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
• In the past, Perry has been open about alcoholism and addiction.
  — Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 21 Feb. 2022
• But his struggle with alcoholism came to define his life.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
• This was after his alcoholism had grown out of control.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2022
• Indeed, much of the film plays out in helpless voicemails and heavy-hearted phone conversations that have been had before: Nuala’s alcoholism stunts not just her life, but those of family members running out of ways to help.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024