Example Sentences

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“It’s borderline hoarder, I’m not going to lie,” Sugarman added, as Spelling was forced to agree.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 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

She calls me a hoarder, but I prefer the term family archivist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

“I call myself a memory hoarder, so the dirt and buildup on the script are memories,” she explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 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