How to Use avid in a Sentence

avid

adjective
  • He is an avid admirer of horror movies.
  • They took an avid interest in politics.
  • The avid golfer will be back on the course soon enough too.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Which brings us back to how many an avid home cook needs.
    Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Last week, the baseball world lost one of its most avid fans.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Jean loved to golf, bowl and was an avid bridge player.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2018
  • Half the users are avid Friends fans scared to finish the video and reveal the tic.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Family and friends say the avid runner was out for a jog.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 24 June 2020
  • That didn’t stop the avid golfer from helping his teammates.
    Chloe Peterson, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2022
  • The pair have been friends for many years and Adele is also just an avid fan.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Maybe your dad is an avid golfer who needs a more advanced way to keep track of his game.
    Madeline Buxton, refinery29.com, 11 June 2018
  • These book socks make a fun and useful gift for book lovers, avid readers and the like.
    Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Nothing could keep the avid golfer off the course, however.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 15 June 2023
  • For the avid at-home cocktail fan, this is worth doing.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Sandie was a music lover, awesome cook and avid crafter.
    Hartford Courant, courant.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The star has been an avid motorbike rider since a young age.
    Jacob Linden, Redbook, 10 May 2023
  • As an avid fan of the show, just being chosen was amazing!
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • My wife, an avid cyclist, has been begging me to learn how to ride a bike.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Matthew Arjes, an avid hunter, had gone to the event with some friends.
    Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Berhow’s father was an avid hunter who died two years ago.
    John Antczak, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2019
  • The filmmaker is an avid jazz fan who has played clarinet in jazz bands for years.
    Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Weathers had a black belt in Shotokan karate and became an avid golfer.
    Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Booker, an avid gamer, is bound to have noticed his rating in the game.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2020
  • The couple were avid golfers — trophies are clumped on shelves in their space — but that has stopped.
    Ken Budd, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • He was described as an avid athlete who played a number of sports.
    Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Rogers was a high school freshman and avid soccer player.
    sun-sentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Buying presents for avid home cooks and food lovers can be a difficult task.
    Anne Cruz, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Ginsburg was an avid consumer of opera and modern art, and her words spoke to many artists.
    Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Many are avid readers and members of library book clubs.
    Joyce Rudolph, Burbank Leader, 20 June 2017
  • Flight Club was gutted, along with the psyches of some of its most avid fans.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022

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