Examples of addle in a Sentence
Adjective
my brain grew more and more addle as I made my way through the tax instructions
Verb
It's a dangerous poison that's strong enough to addle the brain.
Their brains were addled with fear.
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Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities, 25 July 2019
Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Members of a generation that’s been addled by the internet’s intrusions since birth, many of them seem much less bullish about chasing mass appeal.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Soon enough, the foursome are in the back of that truck in an adventure that begins as a moneymaking scheme and promises to become a heroic journey into the heart of white supremacy at its most virulent and addle-minded.
—Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities, 25 July 2019
Verb
Newer findings about how air pollution may addle a body—by worsening mental health or triggering more cases of neurodegenerative disease, for example—haven’t yet been included in the EPA’s risk-benefit assessments of air-quality regulations, Casey added.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Members of a generation that’s been addled by the internet’s intrusions since birth, many of them seem much less bullish about chasing mass appeal.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Addle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addle. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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