How to Use alcoholism in a Sentence

alcoholism

noun
  • The writer Joseph Roth died of alcoholism in Paris in May 1939.
    Dominic Green, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Hints that these kinds of drugs could be used in the treatment of alcoholism go back even further.
    Grace Browne, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., says in the film that Williams’ issues have been linked to her alcoholism by physicians.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Eddie was deep into the throes of alcoholism back then.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Drugs were everywhere, and there was a lot of alcoholism.
    Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Like the Bidens, the Sheenes struggled with alcoholism through the generations.
    Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • After a bout with alcoholism in his late 20s, Rob has been sober for nearly 30 years.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The only member of the family who talked about alcoholism was Biden.
    Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • But his struggle with alcoholism came to define his life.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
  • This was after his alcoholism had grown out of control.
    The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2022
  • By the early 1970s Johnson had developed a heroin habit to go along with his alcoholism, and stints on the street and in a psych ward followed.
    Hazlitt, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Joe also suffered from alcoholism and had a hard time keeping a job.
    Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The schedule created the perfect storm to feed his alcoholism.
    Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Consider the woman who was raised with alcoholism, then married a man who liked to drink and then blamed her father.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2022
  • That’s the one where Donnie hits bottom, losing his truck-driving job to alcoholism.
    al, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The 44-year-old recently spoke to Today about struggling with alcoholism for years.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Her mother struggled with alcoholism and threw parties full of scary men who would break into her room.
    Bryce Dole and Zack Demars, oregonlive, 30 July 2022
  • People of Asian descent often carry a gene that protects against alcoholism by causing the person to flush or feel sick with the first few sips.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Since there is a history of alcoholism in our family, I’m not convinced this is wise.
    Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Tarek El Moussa is opening up about his past struggles with alcoholism.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Williams, 58, was placed under guardianship last year and is currently battling alcoholism–a struggle she’s been open about over the years.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 June 2023
  • Ted’s first wife, Joan Bennett Kennedy, suffered from alcoholism.
    Time, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Over the summer, Sweeney and Neely chose Jim Montgomery as their new coach, when others were afraid to give him a second chance because of his history with alcoholism.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • It’s been more than a year since Charles Kelley, founding member of country trio Lady A, sought treatment for alcoholism.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2023
  • In September 1981, Freddy died from a heart attack linked to alcoholism.
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Taylor once lived at the Rescue Mission, after her husband’s suicide and alcoholism had pushed her onto the streets.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Yellow Robe grew up in Montana as the oldest of nine siblings in a family splintered by alcoholism.
    Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • That led to alcoholism, methamphetamine use and homelessness.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • That the alcoholism played a role in the desperation of the Esquire piece, while the reaction to the piece accelerated the alcoholism, makes the feud just a cruel betrayal on the part of Capote’s friends.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
  • There is also a football player dealing with an injury, and a man battling alcoholism.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023

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