How to Use habit in a Sentence

habit

noun
  • It's never easy to break a bad habit.
  • She always closed the door softly out of habit.
  • He hasn't been able to kick his cocaine habit.
  • It was his habit to take a nap after dinner every evening.
  • He still gets up early every day from habit.
  • It's important that parents teach their children good study habits.
  • He fell into some bad habits after graduating from college.
  • In the past, Hull might have left his healthy habits at home.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • And when that happens, the structure and the habits and the details just crash along with the train.
    Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • Needs to address his details and habits away from the puck.
    Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • Her hosts, rock climbers who knew her habits, had lent her a van to sleep in.
    D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
  • And as artists, our touring, habits, and patterns are the same.
    Bianca Alysse, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The tortoise has even saved the teen from having to mow the backyard due to his snacking habits.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 3 July 2023
  • The mother told the newspaper that the teenager had used the cash to fund a crack cocaine habit.
    Reuters, NBC News, 9 July 2023
  • Nearly 95% of the Amur tigers' natural habit has been lost.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2023
  • What is lost, however, is the chance for fans to bond deeply with shows that become a steady habit for years and years.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 July 2023
  • The Notre Dame Prep field hockey team has made a habit of getting off to strong starts in recent years.
    Rich Scherr, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Read full article Since that day, Coffey’s habits in the park have changed.
    Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • As if that mixture weren’t dense enough, the boy’s abuser had a habit of quoting Scripture to him.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Gaga is making something of a habit of teaming up with legendary rock bands from the British Isles.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2023
  • As a Black woman from the South, many of her not-so-healthy habits were inherited and, for the first half of my life, passed down to me as well.
    Deanna Taylor, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This may be true, but the day after has a habit of sneaking up while the parties are unprepared.
    Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The app also has an Insights tool to reveal users’ spending habits.
    Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Even if the infrastructure were in place, people’s habits aren’t.
    Kim Severson, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Be sure to make a habit of checking for updates going forward.
    Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • What is your advice for creating and sticking with a habit?
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Your best bet is to make a habit of checking your baby’s reactions.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
  • And in his case, because he was involved in selling, in terms of having enough money for his drug habit, and got caught.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • West, who attended Catholic school as a child, was captivated by the nuns and their habits.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The predominance of grease in the American kitchen, coupled with the habits of hasty eating . .
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023

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