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adjective

inveterate

having a long-established habit unlikely to change

In a sentence

Six example sentences with inveterate, each labelled with its topic.

  • An inveterate wanderer, he had renewed the same battered passport four times and still kept a bag packed.

    Travel

  • My grandmother was an inveterate salter, reaching for the tin before she had even tasted what was in the pot.

    Cooking

  • An inveterate trash talker, he has needled opposing centers from the free throw line for eleven straight seasons.

    Basketball

  • The inveterate reader in the novel keeps a book in every coat pocket and has never once finished a walk.

    Literature

  • An inveterate bargain hunter, he bought shares only after a crash and ignored every tip in between.

    Finance

  • An inveterate collector, she has bought every edition of the game since 1998, including the ones she never played.

    Gaming

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