Sentence examples for a destructive habit from inspiring English sources

On a distant planet, humans introduce the natives to a destructive habit — lying.

Begging for money under false pretenses, to feed a destructive habit, hurts the profession.

It occurred to me that catastrophising is more than just a destructive habit: sometimes it is a reasonable response to what is happening, a kind of mental preparation.

Former employees of Enron, the company with a destructive habit of hiding debt (among other things), might find the lexical juxtaposition apt -- particularly as they peddle copies of Enron's own Code of Ethics elsewhere on the Internet.

14) Stop comparing yourself to others This can become a destructive habit, don't do it.

Adopting a new fitness routine can be a way to disrupt a destructive habit that may have emerged in your life.

Children who smoke are already victims of a lifelong, destructive habit".

For instance, one client says she goes shopping every weekend with a friend, not because she needs anything, but because it's something they always do. "You might need to stop shopping with that friend, and find a less destructive habit," Ms. Schreiber said.

DISCLOSURE The point of the process is to rid yourself of all destructive habits, so hiding things is self-defeating.

But the introduction of a destructive new habit — lying — threatens their civilization and the fragile equilibrium between aliens and humans.

We have rehab clinics across the nation, yet every year an increasing population is "recruited" into this destructive habit.