How to Use avid in a Sentence
avid
adjective- He is an avid admirer of horror movies.
- They took an avid interest in politics.
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The Pill+ has been discontinued, by the way, for those who are not avid Beats fans.
— Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 -
For any avid readers that have yet to purchase an e-reader, a Kindle makes a thoughtful gift.
— Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 17 Aug. 2022 -
As an avid hiker and camper, Amazon has become my go-to for snagging deals on all outdoor gear.
— Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024 -
Any book lover will likely agree that the avid-reader-and-coffee-fanatic cliché exists for a reason.
— Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 July 2022 -
Trapper is an avid swimmer and tennis player, neither of which was offered in Mountain View.
— Lisa Baker Gibbs My Roots Are Showing, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Like so many other parts of her life, Kendra is an avid reader because of her mom, who has a bookcase full of urban fiction and mystery novels at home.
— Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2022 -
Niederpruem is chief strategy and development officer for Vertiv and an avid fan of the Crew.
— Gary Drenik, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 -
Choe is an Orange County native, a proud Bruin and an avid collector of photo books.
— Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 -
Serena is also an avid supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.
— Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022 -
Over the past few years, the 27-year-old singer/rapper has established himself as an avid art fan, astute collector, and generous patron.
— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022 -
An avid foodie who posts impromptu cooking videos on Instagram, Pugh was also delighted by the chance to portray a chef onscreen.
— Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 -
In addition to acting, Ashton was also an avid golfer, lending his talents to celebrity golf tournaments around the world for various causes.
— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024 -
The avid golfer will be back on the course soon enough too.
— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2022 -
Half the users are avid Friends fans scared to finish the video and reveal the tic.
— Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 23 Feb. 2021 -
The couple, both in their late 20s, are avid golf fans.
— Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2022 -
Which brings us back to how many an avid home cook needs.
— Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2020 -
Last week, the baseball world lost one of its most avid fans.
— Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2020 -
Matthew Arjes, an avid hunter, had gone to the event with some friends.
— Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2021 -
Jean loved to golf, bowl and was an avid bridge player.
— Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2018 -
The pair have been friends for many years and Adele is also just an avid fan.
— Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 5 Feb. 2023 -
Hurston has been an avid supporter of the arts for 30 years.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2022 -
The chef asked Etheridge, an avid home cook, about any go-to cooking playlists.
— Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Sep. 2024 -
Flight Club was gutted, along with the psyches of some of its most avid fans.
— Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 -
These book socks make a fun and useful gift for book lovers, avid readers and the like.
— Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 28 Oct. 2022 -
That didn’t stop the avid golfer from helping his teammates.
— Chloe Peterson, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2022 -
For the avid at-home cocktail fan, this is worth doing.
— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023 -
The Aces already have an avid fan base and sold out five games ahead of the season's start.
— Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024 -
Karl Lagerfeld was a lot of things, and among them, an avid reader.
— Channing Hargrove, refinery29.com, 3 July 2019
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