Example Sentences

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And because he was a hoarder who drew incessantly, the exhibition had an embarrassment of riches—some 20,000 drawings—to choose from.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The house needed extensive work and she had hoarder tendencies, so it took many months of weekends for my husband and his brother to clean it out and prepare it for sale.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

When I got to the closet in her bedroom, which contained enough medical supplies to stock a small pharmacy, I started to think she may have been a secret hoarder.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

However, in his final years he had become something of a hoarder, seldom leaving his house.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

He doesn't seem upset that we got rid of his things, so I guess he's not a hoarder.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan