How to Use alcoholism in a Sentence

alcoholism

noun

• Widdy said his trauma led to into alcoholism and run-ins with the law.
  — Britt Clennett, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2022
• His father, who suffered from alcoholism, was an accountant.
  — New York Times, 17 Jan. 2022
• One of the warning signs of alcoholism is when someone’s drinking disrupts relationships.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2022
• Government statistics detail a surge in crime, domestic abuse, substance abuse, alcoholism, and suicidal ideation.
  — Steve Brozak, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• The galloping pace of the storytelling does skirt some of the uglier facets of alcoholism and the day-to-day difficulties of living with temptation and dependency.
  — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022
• Her father — who had filed for bankruptcy, struggled with alcoholism and faced accusations of physical and verbal abuse — had largely been absent from his daughter’s life.
  — New York Times, 19 Dec. 2021
• The show is based on Finch’s own experiences with alcoholism in her twenties and features an intimate look at mother-daughter relationships.
  — Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
• And portraying alcoholism as an illness that only affects people over 50 perpetuates a myth that leaves many younger drinkers like myself feeling alienated.
  — Sarah Levy, ELLE, 7 Jan. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• By the early 1970s Johnson had developed a heroin habit to go along with his alcoholism, and stints on the street and in a psych ward followed.
  — Hazlitt, 26 Apr. 2023
• Al-Anon is a support group for families and friends of those struggling with the disease of alcoholism.
  — Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2022
• Joe also suffered from alcoholism and had a hard time keeping a job.
  — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 21 Aug. 2023
• The schedule created the perfect storm to feed his alcoholism.
  — Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
• Authorities determined that the next one, Blanche Vincent, 71, whose body was found on June 19, had died of alcoholism.
  — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024