How to Use habit in a Sentence

habit

noun
  • It's never easy to break a bad habit.
  • She always closed the door softly out of habit.
  • He hasn't been able to kick his cocaine habit.
  • It was his habit to take a nap after dinner every evening.
  • He still gets up early every day from habit.
  • It's important that parents teach their children good study habits.
  • He fell into some bad habits after graduating from college.
  • Most of this stemmed from work habits.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • She's tried to stop but hasn't been able to kick the habit.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The eating habits of the girls.
    — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This may change their habits and routine.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Any guilty pleasures or odd habits?
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Children learn sleep habits at home.
    — Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • How well are your habits loving you back right now?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • If your habits are helpful, that’s fine.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Here are three habits that strengthen them.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Here's how to help teens curb the prolonged habit.
    — Meg Oliver, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In the past, Hull might have left his healthy habits at home.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Build healthy lifestyle habits.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Her hosts, rock climbers who knew her habits, had lent her a van to sleep in.
    — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
  • For a bushier habit, pinch back the new growth of young plants.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
  • Your wife won’t curb this bad habit until she’s forced to do so.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
  • And Aaron had a habit of keeping us there all the time.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And habits still matter in a season like this.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Get to the root of a destructive habit.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Your laundry habits could be causing mold in your home.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025

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