How to Use habitual in a Sentence

habitual

adjective
  • They went for their habitual evening walk.
  • He was fired for his habitual lateness.
  • Dogs are habitual creatures and like to go in the same spots much of the time.
    — Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • What is your thought on how to deal with the habitual offenders?
    — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Trump is a habitual liar who has a habit of saying whatever comes to mind.
    — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 29 July 2024
  • There are other nifty tricks, too, that habitual readers swear by.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 29 May 2020
  • He was judged to be a habitual offender, too, and was returned to prison.
    — Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2018
  • For the gym-goers and habitual nail-biters in your life, this is an essential gift.
    — The Editors, Outside, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Fields was also found guilty of habitual criminal charges in the case.
    — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Hundreds took to the streets to fight back against the state’s habitual harassment.
    — Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The precise shape of your eyes and your habitual eye movements can both inform the shape of your lenses.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The habitual 49ers will keep feeding him the ball.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The ranch shut down due to the dwindling number of youths in custody and habitual runaways.
    — Joaquin Palomino, SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • But when use becomes habitual or driven by pressure, the effects can take a toll.
    — Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
  • Like, be cynical, don’t play my instrument in a habitual way, and freely do edgy stuff.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The state elected not to proceed on the habitual felon status, the release said.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The best time to infuse habitual beauty moves with a bit of playfulness is in the dead of winter.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2018
  • The defense will seek to portray Floyd as a habitual drug user.
    — Paul Best, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2021
  • The habitual offender statue requires a sentence of no less than five years in prison and up to life in prison.
    — Katy Moeller, idahostatesman, 26 June 2018
  • Dugas is a habitual offender who is out on a pending charge of felon in possession of a firearm, the union said.
    — Fox News, 10 June 2022
  • London would likely have some very angry habitual travelers if the ride-hail app were forced to pull out of the city.
    — Wired, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Arguably, the story of a habitual loser should resonate as much as, if not more than, that of a winner.
    — Pat Padua, star-telegram.com, 10 May 2017
  • Yet eyeballs, snowflakes, quantum physics and birth (along with many other things) are magic and habitual.
    — New York Times, 21 June 2018
  • She was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to life in prison as a habitual offender.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The thing about football is that success becomes habitual.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Morning show viewing is habitual and a change in the host chair could lead King’s fans to abandon the program.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Sapphire’s bare ankle crossed mine in a habitual gesture.
    — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • He was charged as a third-offense habitual offender.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Those symptoms line up with what habitual users report after weeks of consistent use.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • Those symptoms line up with what habitual users report after weeks of consistent use.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026

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