addict

Example Sentences

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There’s one antiprinciple to this: Do not invest in companies that intentionally try to addict their customers to spend more time, attention and money on them, to the detriment of those customers’ flourishing.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

But lawyers for Kaley G.M. chose a different battlefield: the design of the platforms themselves, which they argued were engineered to trap and addict young users.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

At issue in the California case was whether Instagram and co-defendant YouTube were designed to addict kids, and whether the companies failed to warn families of those dangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg testified last week that the social-media company aims to give users something useful, not addict them, and that Meta’s policies prohibit users under 13 from using its platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Kochu Maria hadn’t yet made her acquaintance with the television addict waiting inside her.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy