How to Use compulsive in a Sentence

compulsive

adjective

• Film noir tends to be about two things: compulsive love and the crimes that get in the way of it.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
• This predilection points to a compulsive hold on the life force that had propelled her from the start.
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021
• Greene was a compulsive gambler who shrugged off the loss of pot loads of money.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• The key signs of CHS are regular pot use and compulsive bathing.
  — Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
• Resist the compulsive drive to grade the Cowboys draft more than a week before the class reports to The Star for practice.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 5 May 2021
• Remove the color—and therefore fun—from your screen to keep compulsive scrolling in check.
  — Cathryne Keller, SELF, 13 Aug. 2024
• But the compulsive workouts only left him more tired, more on edge.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020
• There are compulsive shoppers who hoard things with the tags still on them (keep the tags on and sell it!) and buy multiple versions of the same thing.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
• Mazurek has found that adults with autism are more prone to compulsive video-game use than their typical peers.
  — Sarah Deweerdt, Science | AAAS, 22 June 2018
• Keep your crabby comments and compulsive shopping on the down-low — at least for those 10 days.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2023
• This sent me on a search to find the answers to two questions: Why are some people compulsive talkers?
  — Dan Lyons, Time, 19 Jan. 2023
• And a compulsive politician is what Bill Clinton has been since high school—but not a ruthless one.
  — Joe Klein, Daily Intelligencer, 30 June 2017
• So there’s something kind of compulsive about her desire to teach these lessons, in this very structured way.
  — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Dec. 2020
• Some of you may wonder how my wife puts up with living with a compulsive punster.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2022
• Bubbles is a heroin addict, and Royo had no idea how to play that level of compulsive need.
  — Sam Anderson, New York Times, 2 May 2018
• There were the compulsive purchases on QVC of beauty products that weren’t in short supply around the house.
  — Greg Swatek, baltimoresun.com, 17 May 2021
• But your wife’s compulsive smartphone use seems beyond the point of reason.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 26 June 2021
• Some of the toy-dog aspects of mobile computing remain, along with the compulsive ones, too.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
• Grier isn’t obsessive-compulsive, but the senior does like to keep a neat house.
  — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Apr. 2018
• Not everything has to be Rick and Morty; hell, even Rick and Morty’s compulsive meta-commentary can be too much.
  — Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• Over the course of eight, two-hour episodes, viewers will take a look inside of the lives of those living with and suffering from compulsive hoarding.
  — oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2021
• Settle in for what’s guaranteed to be a compulsive watch.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 25 July 2024
• To compensate for these feelings, some of us may make a compulsive purchase in order to self-soothe.
  — Taayoo Murray, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
• Darcy takes on topics like consumerist malaise, the loneliness of compulsive scrolling, and the constant threat of war.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2022
• For someone his critics say is a compulsive liar, Mr. Trump has been remarkably true to his word.
  — Tony Abbott, WSJ, 13 July 2018
• As a travel writer and compulsive face-toucher, this has been a stressful time.
  — cleveland, 29 Mar. 2020
• Along with her excessive barking and bouts of compulsive fur-licking, Apple refused to eat and paced by the front door for days at a time.
  — Susan Spillman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
• But please be aware that compulsive gambling is an addiction, and your fiance could fall off the wagon at any time.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 12 July 2023
• His hits span four decades and various business models in the medium — broadcast, cable, streaming — all known for their compulsive watchability.
  — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
• From there, veterinarians can determine that your dog's tail-chasing is compulsive.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Jan 2025