How to Use adrenaline in a Sentence
adrenaline
noun-
The familiar sound of fans filing in was like a shot of adrenaline.
— BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2021 -
That was my first flush of the adrenaline that passionate flea marketers know.
— Amy Merrick, WSJ, 26 May 2021 -
What if an Olympic runner could program their cells to produce a burst of adrenaline at the start of a race?
— Dieynaba Young, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2021 -
The adrenaline rush of again throwing the football while depending on both legs is a relic of spring.
— Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 27 June 2021 -
Most high-adrenaline rides last mere minutes, which limits exposure to strangers.
— Washington Post, 21 May 2021 -
No matter your skill level, kayaking is an adrenaline rush that is hard to duplicate with other outdoor activities.
— Roger Sands, Forbes, 10 June 2021 -
The caffeine high felt from drinking coffee comes from adrenaline and cortisol running through your body, which provides you with stamina and euphoria.
— Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 -
Priscilla Aklassou didn’t expect the adrenaline of graduating to hit her until after she’s walked across the stage.
— Jamie Swinnerton, Chron, 26 May 2021 -
Zip and climb through the forest for an exhilarating day of adrenaline-pumping fun at Red Mountain Park.
— Roger Sands, Forbes, 23 June 2021 -
There is evidence that Aarons did occasionally relish the adrenaline—and getting scoops.
— Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 28 May 2021 -
The rush of adrenaline that comes with new adventures, eyes widening with curiosity, and the readiness to encounter an endless well of possibilities all returned.
— Rondel Holder, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2021 -
The adrenaline of the moment, and from the magnitude of the game, helped push him down the field.
— Nathan Baird, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021 -
The adrenaline from being on the mound keeps him awake for hours.
— Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 -
The scenery, the adrenaline, my car snapped out of cruise control.
— Uwem Akpan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 -
Nothing tops the adrenaline rush of sprinting to the gate.
— Bert Stratton, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022 -
By then, the adrenaline had worn off, and the sun and Dramamine had lulled most of the anglers to sleep.
— Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022 -
But that night, as the adrenaline faded, the pain in his knee swelled.
— Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021 -
For the first time all year, the 29-year-old felt an adrenaline rush while warning up in the bullpen.
— Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2022 -
The adrenaline from his fall had long worn off, and his body was aching all over.
— Benjamin Alva Polley, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2022 -
The adrenaline had worn off and my knee pulsed with a deep, thumping ache.
— Outside Online, 10 July 2024 -
Not if you get cut, of course, but the adrenaline of hearing your name is like. . .
— Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023 -
The calendar says that this is the time of year when the adrenaline ramps up a bit for Sean Payton.
— Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 -
Then came the Dance Marathon, the high adrenaline dance off where the couples are packed on the floor like sardines to dance their hearts out.
— Calie Schepp, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2022 -
The adrenaline of game day got him through the shakiness.
— The Indianapolis Star, 26 Oct. 2022 -
But then once the challenges start, the adrenaline is just rushing through your body.
— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2022 -
As a result of the sting, my body was now filled with adrenaline that hadn’t been there before.
— Curtis J. Morley, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 -
Start with a slow, leisurely descent and ease off the brakes to dial up the adrenaline.
— Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024 -
For a rush of adrenaline, take the chairlift up to Colorado's longest alpine slide and rush 3,000 feet back down to the base of the mountain.
— Tamara Gane, Chron, 23 Apr. 2023 -
But the novel and the movie touched Americans and added a shot of adrenaline to his celebrity.
— Joseph B. Treaster, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022 -
But the idea is for the Clippers to benefit from the adrenaline of a true homecourt advantage.
— Shane Young, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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