consume
Example Sentences
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Today’s graduates face education costs that consume years of earnings while carrying debt their grandparents never imagined.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
"Depending on the type of fat that you consume, it can go completely different ways. We found that some fats promote cancer, as we would expect, while other fats are really good at suppressing cancer."
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
STV argued the way people consume news is changing.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
How much water and electricity do they consume?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
But it is in soft drinks that we consume most of our fifty-eight pounds of high-fructose corn syrup.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vocabulary lists containing consume
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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