He had other maddening habits.
He had a maddening habit of quoting scientific laws in non-scientific contexts.
Lying awake in the small hours, after falling asleep quickly, can become another maddening habit.
The confused, disorganized American defense continued its maddening habit of early breakdowns tonight in the Women's World Cup.
It is a maddening habit Beautiful Pleasure has displayed often during her 24-race career.
I waited for him to explain, but I had forgotten that maddening habit he had of leaving questions half answered and hanging.
But the Americans have a maddening habit of giving up a goal soon after scoring one of their own.
That was a maddening habit of hers.
'No, but you have a maddening habit of pretending you do.'
It was another of her maddening habits.