How to Use fanatic in a Sentence

fanatic

1 of 2 noun
  • But your limbs don’t have to with these tips and tricks from park fanatics.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 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
  • Pun, an avid wrestling fanatic, reveled in the chaos.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
  • And fanatics always think that the end of time comes in their own lifetime.
    — David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 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
  • Pollen season is more than a nuisance for clean-car fanatics.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • He was rewarded with fame, fanatics, and a few awards.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Lock one down for yourself or gift one to the Marvel fanatic in your life.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
  • But my fiancé is something of a fanatic.
    — Andrea Cheng, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Fans can sign up to be seat fillers Good news, TV fanatics!
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The changes may be minor but will not go unnoticed by footwear fanatics.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The kids were awesome, had some real fanatics.
    — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • And for the aviation fanatic, ice cream stick planes never made the cut.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Veloso is, without a doubt, a football fanatic.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But the brand did want her for the launch, which includes four products for fans of the show (and skincare fanatics).
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The nail fanatic who dreams of picking the names of OPI shades.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 8 July 2022
  • Chicken sandwich fanatics have something new to check out with a garlic punch.
    — Eduardo Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
  • Johnnie Mundell is a scotch fanatic who grew up not far from the distillery’s backyard.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Wide Mouth Juicer is a must-have holiday gift for health fanatics.
    — Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • What's more, this dog-friendly beach is also a hub for surfers and watersports fanatics.
    — Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The nails scratching the desk gave me goosebumps as a Nightmare fanatic.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2022
  • Spike Lee isn't the only Knicks fanatic who even sports the team colors to black tie events.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • Cabin dwellers, like Burning Man fanatics, plan their lives around the fair.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Like Wade, who is six years sober, Richards doesn’t drink, and is also a fitness fanatic.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Some did it with the exhausting energy of a fanatic.
    — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 18 Sep. 2025
  • For fitness fanatics Impress the active one on your list with gifts that go the extra mile.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is the perfect gift for the Harry Potter fanatic in your life.
    — Jacorey Moon, Good Housekeeping, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Obama is a huge Chicago sports fanatic and should have a easy time talking Bears.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 24 Oct. 2022
  • As a soccer fanatic and big Netherlands fan, Duncan says this is a dream come true.
    — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 8 June 2026

fanatic

2 of 2 adjective
  • But a little spit-up here and there can’t keep a fashion fanatic down.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Give this to the Friends fanatic in your life to remember the episode.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Carter loved the first film and was a Marvel and DC Comics fanatic.
    — Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 22 June 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Oh, come on, my Minnesota soccer-fanatic friends are thinking.
    — Joe Bissen, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2017
  • 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
  • Why do their uber-fanatic followers sell their tickets to the opposition?
    — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Here’s another cat-fanatic subscription box that makes a lovely gift for friends and family.
    — Christine Hayes, USA TODAY, 25 June 2020
  • Many of these fanatic causes and the people involved in them, such as Stephen Miller and others, were active then.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • These Bose wireless headphones are a solid gift, especially if your love is a music fanatic.
    — Women's Health, 6 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
  • Back in the '90s, the Friends star admitted to being a facial product fanatic.
    — Nancy Mattia, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • As a Friends fanatic, the idea of crashing at Monica's was highly appealing.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 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
  • Because reading the comics is free, most of the revenue comes from advertising and selling fanatic readers early access to their favorite series.
    — New York Times, 23 July 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
  • More than a century after the first bottle was sold, Frank’s RedHot has a fanatic following.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • But in a moment of the director's distress, Kardashian arrives with her soccer-fanatic son, Saint.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • The former New York mayor has reinvented himself in recent years as a fanatic Trump loyalist.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • 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

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