How to Use adrenaline in a Sentence

adrenaline

noun
  • The cast got in on the adrenaline.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Most chalked it up to the adrenaline a new coach can bring.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Game starts, adrenaline takes over for most of the stuff.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • Fear, and the rush of adrenaline that comes with it, is present.
    — Jennifer Stavros, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But once the adrenaline wore off, tears came and fear crept in big time.
    — Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
  • But adrenaline got me through it and my love of this job got me through it.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The adrenaline from his fall had long worn off, and his body was aching all over.
    — Benjamin Alva Polley, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The adrenaline was through the roof.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Her hands and feet turned cold from the adrenaline, as if she’d been caught in a trap.
    — Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 24 June 2019
  • Roofe only had to wait three days for that same burst of adrenaline.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • That preview is a shot of adrenaline straight to the chest.
    — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • The adrenaline from being on the mound keeps him awake for hours.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The adrenaline running through my body felt like a swarm of bees.
    — Greta Morgan june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
  • Still, Coombs isn’t one to shy away from adrenaline.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Your fear is so acute that the amygdala takes over and adrenaline kicks in.
    — National Geographic, 17 Mar. 2020
  • But my adrenaline was so high doing this film.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The adrenaline had worn off and my knee pulsed with a deep, thumping ache.
    — Outside Online, 10 July 2024
  • And just the adrenaline in your body—in mine anyway—was off the charts.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • And try not to let the adrenaline take over and just ride that wave and keep it down in the zone.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 28 Apr. 2018
  • With the adrenaline pumping on both sides, this should hit late.
    — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 8 Sep. 2019
  • But that night, as the adrenaline faded, the pain in his knee swelled.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • He was drawn to the adrenaline of the sport and the process of learning new skills.
    — Noelle Anderson, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
  • What gets you out of bed, boosts your adrenaline, and lifts your spirits?
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 29 May 2018
  • The scenery, the adrenaline, my car snapped out of cruise control.
    — Uwem Akpan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • In the moment, there’s a rush of adrenaline.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
  • For those who love heights and a hit of adrenaline without putting in any work, this ride fits the bill.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
  • The adrenaline from a smash-and-grab of this kind is difficult to match.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • This was an adrenaline-rush game that brought this World Cup to life.
    — Grant Wahl, SI.com, 15 June 2018
  • These dogs don’t control their adrenaline well.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The first step triggered a surge of adrenaline that transformed my mind and body.
    — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026

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