How to Use avid in a Sentence

avid

adjective
  • He is an avid admirer of horror movies.
  • They took an avid interest in politics.
  • 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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