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