obsessing

Example Sentences

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He compared autonomy to the development of Microsoft Word -- concentrating on swarms was like obsessing over the button that makes text italic, instead of the whole programme.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“I think a lot about what was obsessing them,” he told The Times in 2000, “what they were pursuing, what were their demons.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

He said AI literacy is important - knowing what it is and does, as well as focusing on your people skills, showing your achievements, and not obsessing over long-term plans.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Lloyd took the most valuable shot in basketball, the one that his peers spend their entire lives obsessing over—and decided to ignore it completely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

I preferred to ignore the world around me, obsessing only over what was in front of me: my T-square, my X-acto knife, my blue pencil.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan