all-consuming
Example Sentences
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Love is overwhelming but can still be one-sided, an imbalance that love’s all-consuming nature disguises.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Teaching is an "all-consuming role", she says, and the behavioural issues she has to handle in the classroom can take an emotional toll - which she sometimes struggles to leave at the school gates.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
But rather than extricate themselves by any means short of actually calling the police, they sink deeper and deeper into an all-consuming situation, their efforts to survive becoming increasingly extreme, never mind unlikely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Part of my problem is that national events are so all-consuming and fast-moving that it’s hard to worry about potholes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
I preferred to let music take me away to a deep, all-consuming state of slumber.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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