obsession

Example Sentences

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Now, because of a mix of slim restaurant margins, inflation, a national protein obsession and consumer expectations, the beloved yardbird has become a proxy for the affordability crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Drawing on this online obsession, the plot of “Backrooms” follows Chiwetel Ejiofor, a furniture store owner who finds a secret portal that leads him to an endless rabbit hole of indistinguishable rooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Prosecuting barrister Nicholas Lobbenberg KC said Digwa had a "weapons obsession", adding that his depiction to police of Nowak as a "racist, drunk, violent aggressor compounds the natural grief and loss of the deceased's family".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

What follows is a fittingly labyrinthine examination of our obsession with the past, and our envy of those who can see it more clearly than we can.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

“What if the Titanic was hit by a meteor?” said Phoebe, whose latest obsession was outer space.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis