consume
Example Sentences
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Building a nuclear plant became more time consuming and expensive.
As bees and hummingbirds move from one flower to another, feeding on nectar while helping plants reproduce, they are also consuming something unexpected: small amounts of alcohol.
From Science Daily
The U.S. has become less energy dependent, and Americans consume less gasoline relative to their inflation-adjusted incomes than during previous price spikes, thanks to increased energy efficiency and generally rising incomes.
Fighting continued to consume the country when Bior’s family sent him to Uganda as a refugee, hoping to keep the 12-year-old boy safe and in school.
At the same time, an epic collapse in property prices in China has left many there feeling poorer and less inclined to consume luxuries such as foreign-made alcohol.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
