habit
[ˈhæbɪt]
Definition:
1. A thing that you do often and almost without thinking.
2. Usual behaviour.
3. Often or regularly.
'habit' example sentence:
- I've got into the habit of turning on the TV as soon as I get home.
- Telling lies is a bad habit.
- They also have the irritating habit of interrupting.
- Jesse is a creature of habit and always eats breakfast.
- I'm a creature of habit.
- Smoking is a bad habit.
- Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first.
- He grew lazy and slovenly in his habits.
- You can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it.
- Is this a good habit?
- A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful.
- It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit.
- He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he's nervous.
- The discipline of studying music can help children develop good work habits.
- Some of us have habits few people know about and we keep it this way.
- He has no habit of smoking.
- It became a habit.
- Children can develop bad postural habits from quite an early age.
- She has a habit of playing with her hair when she's nervous.
- I only do it out of habit .
- In accent, mannerism and habit of mind he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
- We call it a new habit.
- She had the disconcerting habit of saying exactly what she thought.
- Thinking negatively can become a habit.
- It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit .
- Life has a habit of springing surprises.
- I can't get out of the habit of waking at six in the morning.
- I'm not in the habit of welshing on deals,' said Don.
- Some people drink alcohol as much from habit as from desire.
- Try to get into the habit of saving your work regularly.
- After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit.
- I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home from work.
- The habit has got you.
- He relapsed into his old bad habits.
- Orion had the habit of staring motionlessly at his interlocutor.
- ‘ I'm not in the habit of welshing on deals, ’ said Don.
- Develop the habit of using a notebook.
- Her attitudes solidified through privilege and habit.
- Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast.
- They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month.
- If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit.
- I'm trying to break the habit of staying up too late.
- I only do it out of habit.
- You'll have to unlearn all the bad habits you learned with your last piano teacher.
- He has the irritating habit of biting his nails.
- I'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my apartment.
- You're ten minutes late. I hope you're not going to make a habit of this.
- He always goes to bed at ten ─ he's a creature of habit.
- Her most annoying habit was eating with her mouth open.
- He was not in the habit of ogling women.
- Riding bikes is a good habit.
- It's a habit for them.
- I'd prefer you not to make a habit of it.
- You need to change your eating habits.
- Data mining is used to analyse individuals' buying habits.
- How about Frank's eating habit?
- A lot of drug addicts get into petty crime to support their habit.
- I'm not in the habit of lying to my friends.
- Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself.
- I got in the habit of going around with bare feet.
- She's kicked her drug habit and learned that her life has value.
- She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.
- Regular exercise is a good habit.
- I had got in the habit of going around with bare feet.
- He turned to crime to support his drug habit.
- She's tried to give up smoking but just can't kick the habit .
- He began to finance his habit through burglary.
- Don't make a habit of it.
- She had a habit of taking an occasional nip from a flask of cognac.
- I'm a creature of habit (= I have a fixed and regular way of doing things) .
- She had formed the habit of giving herself freely to men.