How to Use fanatic in a Sentence

fanatic

1 of 2 noun
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  • The nail fanatic who dreams of picking the names of OPI shades.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 8 July 2022
  • But your limbs don’t have to with these tips and tricks from park fanatics.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • But the fun of being a scary movie fanatic doesn't have to stop when the credits roll.
    — Steven Thrash, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2023
  • And for the fragrance fanatics, scents from the likes of Calvin Klein and Jimmy Choo are to be found amongst the best prime day deals.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 July 2023
  • Any home cook or health fanatic would love to test this bad boy out in their own kitchen.
    — Reviewed Staff, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2020
  • And fanatics always think that the end of time comes in their own lifetime.
    — David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
  • And for the fragrance fanatics, scents from the likes of Calvin Klein and Jimmy Choo are to be found amongst best prime day deals.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 July 2023
  • Lock one down for yourself or gift one to the Marvel fanatic in your life.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
  • The decision was clear: Ben-Gvir was the Teddy bear; Smotrich, the fanatic.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • This is the perfect gift for the Harry Potter fanatic in your life.
    — Jacorey Moon, Good Housekeeping, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The nails scratching the desk gave me goosebumps as a Nightmare fanatic.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2022
  • Like Wade, who is six years sober, Richards doesn’t drink, and is also a fitness fanatic.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
  • What if your man is an outdoor fanatic who would rather spend the summer on his boat or in his tent than sit on a plane?
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 18 June 2022
  • That gives pizza fanatics a little less than three months to try the best of the U.S., before needing to move on to the world’s greatest slices.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
  • Cabin dwellers, like Burning Man fanatics, plan their lives around the fair.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Wide Mouth Juicer is a must-have holiday gift for health fanatics.
    — Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Obama is a huge Chicago sports fanatic and should have a easy time talking Bears.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Oct. 2022
  • If your child is a fanatic for dinosaurs, this 3D dinosaur LED night light is an ideal gift for them.
    — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The changes may be minor but will not go unnoticed by footwear fanatics.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
  • For the last three years, Death Punch’s Miracle pop-up has been a haven for all-out holiday fanatics.
    — Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • His producing partner at the time was a Vanderpump fanatic, so it could have been shown to him that way as well.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2023
  • But the promise of feeling close to this style era of yore was enough to draw hundreds of fashion fanatics and Sevigny fangirls to the event.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
  • Mark Kelly Almost a week after Hamas fanatics bent on murder slipped across the borders of Gaza, the world is still struggling to process the shock.
    — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Many, perhaps most, in Medellin revile him as a homicidal fanatic who turned the town into a free-fire zone.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Regardless, across the state, doll fanatics are eager for the movie's and soundtrack’s release.
    — Sophia Vento, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2023
  • The rooms are tidy and affordable enough for K-pop fanatics on a budget and families in need of lots of space on vacation.
    — Lauretta Charlton, New York Times, 22 June 2023
  • This time, the group included a cast of six diehard fanatics, including three Ski Utah staffers, two writers, and a pro skier.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
  • While Alice mourns the loss of her best friend, Peter develops into a health fanatic.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Every fanatic of the designer Issey Miyake, who died last week at the age of 84, has an icon who represents for them the work of this awesome genius.
    — Blythe Marks, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Aug. 2022
  • When a cape-wearing fanatic is banned from the building, the man’s daughter (also wearing a cape) begins checking out books for him.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
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fanatic

2 of 2 adjective
  • But as the old cliche goes, fan is just short for fanatic.
    — Jerry Beach, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Give this to the Friends fanatic in your life to remember the episode.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Carter loved the first film and was a Marvel and DC Comics fanatic.
    — Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 22 June 2021
  • The roll call of films ranges from the highbrow to the decidedly grungy, the menu of a true movie fanatic.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But a little spit-up here and there can’t keep a fashion fanatic down.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Salman bin Mahmoud, a wealthy Saudi student (and playboy) who is also a fanatic James Bond fan, is found in a seedy part of the city.
    — Robert Croan • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Star Tribune, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Back in the '90s, the Friends star admitted to being a facial product fanatic.
    — Nancy Mattia, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Brazilians are fanatic about their coffee—and sweet treat.
    — Leigh McMullan Abramson, Town & Country, 21 June 2014
  • Any book lover will likely agree that the avid-reader-and-coffee-fanatic cliché exists for a reason.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 July 2022
  • To point to the existence of a few fanatic hangers-on is hardly to indict a movement or its methods.
    — Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • An ideal stocking stuffer for the skincare fanatic in your life, this skincare set is 50 percent off right now.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Joey Votto is a chess fanatic Votto is more than just a baseball player.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 June 2023
  • That could mean a great pair of ear buds for your gadget-loving friend or a comfortable pair of shorts for your fitness fanatic neighbor.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Campbell, who turned 47 in April, is still a workout fanatic and brings all kinds of energy to every practice, which is one of the things his players love about him.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
  • So, whether the gift is for a game night fanatic or a significant other, the card game is worth considering.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Our dog is an intense fetch fanatic and has incredible jaw strength, and this toy has held up to her daily playing for months.
    — Hannah Jones, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Tim Pontzer was a Golden Grizzlies fanatic and avid golf fan before he was killed in a car accident Friday.
    — Mia Berry, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2021
  • Today, two unicycles hang from hooks in our bike shed, relics of another bike-fanatic child.
    — The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • Kove is fanatic about doing research, much of it military, for his acting roles.
    — Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Dave, who works as an armored guard, is a bread fanatic with a penchant for filling his kitchen with professional-grade kitchen gadgets.
    — Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2020
  • As a Friends fanatic, the idea of crashing at Monica's was highly appealing.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Sports is often a bellwether for society, and to a point, extreme behavior is ingrained in fandom — hence the term fanatic.
    — New York Times, 7 June 2021
  • More than a century after the first bottle was sold, Frank’s RedHot has a fanatic following.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2021
  • For the floral fanatic UrbanStems’ renewable bevy of blossoms have become one of Buy Side’s go-to gifts, thanks to the quality, style and value of their arrangements.
    — Leigh-Ann Jackson, wsj.com, 24 Oct. 2023
  • To make sure your Funko Pop stocking stuffers arrive in time for the holidays, add one for each of your pop culture fanatic giftees to your cart and take advantage of these major discounts.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Leave it to fermentation fanatic René Redzepi, of Noma in Copenhagen, to enter the retail market, a long-gestating idea, with a funky fungus.
    — Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 29 June 2021
  • Why do their uber-fanatic followers sell their tickets to the opposition?
    — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2022
  • These Bose wireless headphones are a solid gift, especially if your love is a music fanatic.
    — Women's Health, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Benito appeared in most of the show’s sketches, appearing in drag multiple times—once as a nun—as well as a Spanish monarch, a telenovela star, and bizarrely, a Shrek fanatic.
    — Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Oh, come on, my Minnesota soccer-fanatic friends are thinking.
    — Joe Bissen, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2017

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