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How to use binge in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun, verb

Binge means a short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc. Example: “I binged on ice cream.”

Examples of binge by meaning

verbTo engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.

  • I binged on ice cream.
  • She'll binge an entire series on the weekend.
  • I'm totally happy to binge when I'm not busy.

More sentences with binge

  • Fights caused by binge drinking are a major problem in Cardiff.From the entry binge drinking
  • He wished he had it on DVD now so he could binge watch it.2015, Jonathan Maberry, Predator One, page 273. From the entry binge watch
  • The new technologies allow viewers to binge watch as well as bypass regular schedules and advertising.2015, David Taras, Digital Mosaic: Media, Power, and Identity in Canada, page 296. From the entry binge watch
  • Jessica Simpson reportedly went on a drinking binge after discovering ex-boyfriend John Mayer is dating Jennifer Aniston.2008 May 15, “Jessica Simpson upset John Mayer dating Jennifer Aniston”, in NEWS.com.au. From the entry date
  • All-night caffeine-fueled video game binges do "a number on your body," says Essenburg.2007 August 12, Laura Fitzpatrick, “The Newest Addictions on Campus”, in Time. From the entry do a number on
  • Never mind, I have not had a backshee binge for years!1919, P.H.M., “Our Translation Prize”, in The Educational Times, page 470. From the entry oojah
  • And whenever she does, I go on a rice binge.2014, Jin Perez, Susanna Ng Ting, “Chicken in Chinese Wine and Black Sesame Oil - Chinese-style Black Chicken Adobo”, in Angelo Comsti…. From the entry guama
  • Surely this was worthy of comment, if not a headline: "UK drink-driving limit allows binge drinking - shurely shome mishtake?"2004, Paul Blezard, “Binge and Drive”, in New Scientist, number 2464. From the entry shurely shome mishtake
  • There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge.1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, New York: Popular Library, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry ether
  • It amazed me that I could have allowed myself to be let in for a binge of this description simply because a woman wished it.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “VII AND XXI”, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC. From the entry chivalrous
  • He was miffed because he wasn't the brains behind this binge, the blue prints for it having been laid down by a rival.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XV, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC. From the entry green-eyed monster
  • For the price of a frou-frou Starbucks drink, a Netflix subscriber could binge this content ad nauseam without suffering through a single commercial – the ideal home viewing experience.2023 January 21, Andrew Lawrence, “Netflix’s Reed Hastings changed the way we watch TV – for better or for worse”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry frou-frou
  • I don't envy him having a mostly virtual collage, but he's making the most of it, quaranTEAMing with his boyfriend and bingeing our parents's streaming services.2023, Ismée Williams, Rebecca Balcárcel, Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities, Inkyard Press…. From the entry quaranteam
  • When I got home, I knew I needed to eat so I could sober up, but that led to a massive binge as I ate my feelings.2018, Mary Kesinger, Run My World: How I Empowered Myself Through Fitness. From the entry eat one's feelings
  • There was no difference between college and noncollege women in the 18- to 20-year age group but a big upsurge in binge drinking by older college women.2009 July 1, “Binge Drinking on Campus”, in New York Times. From the entry noncollege
  • The latest entry in the lexicon of food-related ills is drunkorexia, shorthand for a disturbing blend of behaviors: self-imposed starvation or bingeing and purging, combined with alcohol abuse .2008 March 2, Sarah Kershaw, “Starving Themselves, Cocktail in Hand”, in New York Times. From the entry drunkorexia
  • We’ll gather around the fire (the TV) and spend time darning our socks (Marie-Kondoing our closets) and telling each other long stories (bingeing The Crown) while we wait for spring.2020 November 22, Jonathan Lipman, “Thanksgiving at a distance: I’ll miss being with loved ones gathered around the table, I’m canceling…. From the entry Marie-Kondo
  • Denise called Frank a "dry drunk." He no longer drank but he continued to indulge in "the same wild, erratic behavior binges" without the "excuse of alcohol" in his system.2013, Kate Maloy, Margaret Jones Patterson, Birth Or Abortion?: Private Struggles in a Political World, →ISBN. From the entry dry drunk

Meaning of binge

  1. noun A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
  2. noun A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.
  3. verb To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.

Full definition of binge

Questions about binge in a sentence

How do you use binge in a sentence?
Binge is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I binged on ice cream.”
What is a short sentence with binge?
“I binged on ice cream.”
What does binge mean?
Binge means a short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.

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