Example Sentences

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Andrew - who had always been a big history buff - also began compulsively buying antique pens, pottery and cricket memorabilia.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

He also wrote compulsively, at times drafting “as many as two or three six-page letters a day” to his brother Theo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

So advisers might raise another topic that tends to jolt even the most compulsively frugal clients: taxes.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

Though I knew my behaviors were harmful to myself and others, I could not stop compulsively repeating the same patterns.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

In the days that followed, I wrote that passage everywhere—unconsciously, compulsively.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover