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gluttony

Meaning

The practice of consuming food or drink far beyond what is necessary for sustenance or in excessive quantities.

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Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

After the feast, he felt sick. He'd eaten way more than he needed, stuffing himself until he was uncomfortable. It was clear this wasn't about hunger anymore, but pure gluttony, a habit of consuming far too much.

After weeks of scarce rations, Private Miller’s gaze fell upon the unsecured crate of nutrient paste. He knew the others were hungry too, but a primal urge, a gnawing gluttony, consumed his thoughts. He stuffed his pockets, a shameful, overwhelming need for more than he needed.

He stared at the mountain of candy, his stomach already aching. This was pure gluttony, more than he could ever eat, yet he kept grabbing handfuls. The sugar rush was a hollow, sickly feeling.

Bartholomew's love for pie was epic. He'd scoff down slice after slice, a true champion of gluttony. His tummy, stretched like a balloon, jiggled with every bite, proving that consuming far beyond what is necessary for sustenance makes for a very happy, albeit round, man.

Barnaby, bless his fuzzy socks, saw a single donut and declared it a personal challenge, a mountain of glazed glory. His stomach rumbled a mighty opera of gluttony, consuming it in three massive chomps. Barnaby believed food was a competitive sport, and he was a champion of eating way too much.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He swore he'd stop after one more slice of pie, but his stomach ached with the sheer gluttony of it all. The empty carton of ice cream mocked him from the counter, a testament to his excessive consumption, far beyond any need for sustenance.

After weeks of rationing synthetic algae paste, the crew’s relief at finding a hidden cache of dehydrated protein bars devolved into a frenzy. Their initial joy quickly soured as the sheer quantity consumed, a desperate act of gluttony, left them feeling sick and sluggish, their mission jeopardized by their overindulgence.

The festival's food stalls beckoned with overflowing platters and endless refills, a true test of restraint. Despite a full stomach, the urge to keep eating, to indulge in more than anyone needed, felt overwhelming. This relentless desire, this gluttony, was a powerful, almost desperate hunger that pushed beyond simple enjoyment.

Bartholomew the Third believed that "sustenance" was merely a suggestion, and approached every meal with the spirit of a competitive eater at a pie-eating contest. His stomach, a bottomless pit of *gluttony*, often demanded a second, and then a third, dinner, much to the bewilderment of his bewildered waistline.

Bartholomew's epic quest to consume every single jelly donut at the annual Spatula Enthusiasts Convention was a display of pure gluttony. He didn't just eat; he inhaled, smeared, and somehow managed to wear half of them, proving that true sustenance was a distant second to the sheer joy of excessive quantities.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

After the feast, he felt a deep discomfort, a sickness born from gluttony. He had consumed far more than his body needed, a shameful excess that left him groaning, regretting every last bite beyond simple satisfaction.

After weeks of rationing, the survivors finally reached the abandoned bunker. He watched them, a knot of unease tightening his stomach, as they tore into preserved rations, consuming food and drink far beyond what was necessary for sustenance, a grim display of gluttony born of desperation and fear.

The explorers, after weeks of meager rations, found the abandoned cache overflowing with preserved fruit and spiced meats. Their initial joy at the abundance quickly turned to discomfort as they ate far beyond what was needed, their stomachs aching from the sheer volume of food.

After a hearty supper, Bartholomew surveyed the lingering banquet with a satisfied sigh. His stomach, already distended, rumbled a lament for the unconsumed pastries. This persistent craving, this gluttony, meant he’d likely face a solemn vow of salad for a fortnight, a truly dire prospect.

Bartholomew, a prodigious collector of artisanal cheese wedges, viewed his nightly ritual not as mere consumption, but as a sacred commitment. Each evening, he'd unfurl his velvet napkin, preparing for the solemn act of consuming food far beyond what is necessary for sustenance, a testament to his profound gluttony, which some might call a refined appreciation for dairy's opulent spectrum.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

He stuffed his face with another pastry, a profound sense of gluttony washing over him. The buffet was a cornucopia, and he felt an irrepressible urge to consume far beyond what his body truly needed, each bite a surrender to sheer excess.

The explorer, having finally breached the hermetically sealed vault, felt a primal urge overcome him. Mountains of preserved delicacies, untouched for millennia, beckoned. He succumbed to pure gluttony, shoveling exotic morsels into his mouth with unrestrained abandon, far beyond any rational need for sustenance, driven by a voracious, insatiable appetite that drowned out all reason.

The artisan, his fingers stained with ochre and lapis, stared at the overflowing platters. He'd been tasked with crafting the king's funerary urns, yet the lavish banquet continued, a testament to their gluttony, consuming far beyond sustenance until the air grew thick with waste and the guards' armor clanked with indigestion.

Barnaby, a man whose corpulence defied Newtonian physics, approached the buffet with an almost sacrilegious fervor. His *gluttony* was legendary, a veritable supernova of consuming food and drink far beyond what is necessary for sustenance or in excessive quantities, evident in the precarious perch of his spectacles and the bewildered groans of the structural integrity of his waistcoat.

Barnaby, a veritable veritable colossus of culinary obsession, pursued his penchant for prodigious potlucks with a fervor that bordered on the apoplectic. His pursuit of sustenance far beyond necessity, a rampant case of gluttony, was legendary, culminating in a daring, albeit disastrous, attempt to subsist solely on artisanal anchovy paste for a fortnight.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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