How to Use anorexia in a Sentence

anorexia

noun
  • Due to her extreme weight loss, the doctors treated her for anorexia.
    — Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Even anorexia, which nearly killed Glück as a young woman, can be a punch line.
    — Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The actress has been open about battling anorexia in the '90s.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022
  • In the same chapter, Nancherla weighs the ups and downs of her college bout with anorexia.
    — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Moss, who is in her late forties, has struggled with anorexia since adolescence.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Lily Collins stars as Ellen, a 20-year-old dropout struggling with anorexia.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2022
  • But most shocking was that, despite my decades-long struggle with anorexia, this new body didn’t disgust me.
    — Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2019
  • At 52, Janelle, a schoolteacher, has struggled with anorexia for the past four years.
    — Rebecca Lester, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
  • That winter, the bipolar disorder seemed to eclipse the anorexia.
    — Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • About 5% of people die within four years of anorexia diagnoses.
    — Liz Szabo, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The longer the anorexia goes on, the more the bones lose density and become less likely to return to normal.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
  • For women already in the throes of anorexia or bulimia, juice fasts provide a great cover.
    — Courtney Rubin, Marie Claire, 26 Apr. 2013
  • Some people with anorexia, for instance, have a minimal diet and prefer to eat the same foods over and over.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • There are many potential causes of anorexia in dogs, ranging from mild to life-threatening.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The singer Javiera Munoz died of anorexia in January at age 40.
    — Elizabeth Koh and Carol Marbin Miller, miamiherald, 24 May 2018
  • Her anorexia has been an ongoing health hurdle, just as her recovery continues to be a work in progress.
    — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2022
  • Overall, anorexia was the most common disorder, the report found.
    — John Paul Brammer /, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The actress stars in the anorexia-focused To the Bone, which just sold big at Sundance.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 25 Jan. 2017
  • What does teen anorexia have to do with the crumbling of 21st century democracy?
    — Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Stirling has spoken openly about her struggle with anorexia and how her relationship with health has evolved over time.
    — Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Lastly, with eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia nervosa, soft, light hair may grow on the face and body.
    — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
  • If anorexia and bulimia are about punishment, dessert − the spirit of dessert, not just the item on the plate − is the opposite.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The actor was 11 and living with anorexia and wrote a letter to Rowling about her struggle.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Mar. 2023
  • One of them is for young adults with anorexia, a disorder that can significantly ramp up the risk of death if left untreated.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Having drunk excessive amounts of water to conceal her anorexia, she was hospitalized and force-fed.
    — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
  • In the essay, Willis shared her struggles with body dysmorphia, which then led to her developing anorexia.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
  • In June 2014, Carter sought treatment for anorexia as an inpatient.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Mar. 2022
  • As a teen, the Pitch Perfect actress struggled with anorexia, depression, and self-harm for nearly a decade.
    — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • Bullied for being fat as a kid in Hong Kong, Kang developed anorexia at age 13.
    — Vogue, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Tess Holliday is sharing more about her anorexia battle — and the weight-bias that played a role in her late diagnosis.
    — Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 7 Mar. 2022

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