adrenaline junkie
noun
a person who particularly enjoys thrilling and dangerous experiences.
adrenaline junkies
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pluralof adrenaline junkie.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Asking college students why they bet on sports is like asking adrenaline junkies why they jump out of airplanes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
The movie ultimately treats us like adrenaline junkies, assuming we lack curiosity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
“I don’t think we are adrenaline junkies like some of the war correspondents who we know. We don’t seek out the dangerous assignments,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2022
Vasarhelyi: Jimmy is also a professional athlete, so he is going to argue that they are not adrenaline junkies.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2021
But the notion that climbers are merely adrenaline junkies chasing a righteous fix is a fallacy, at least in the case of Everest.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
