obsessiveness
Example Sentences
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His obsessiveness quickly filtered through every part of the program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
According to his former associate, Sacks pursues his objectives with an obsessiveness that serves him well in Silicon Valley's company-building culture.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Zawadzki also warns to make sure your love for your hobby doesn’t cross the line into obsessiveness — a problem he was introduced to when he studied gaming culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Here, she plays Margaret, an executive in some sort of pharmaceutical outfit, and from the start we notice an intensity that verges on obsessiveness.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
The same obsessiveness would surface in his later life, whether in his duties at the Royal Mint or in his many disputes with people such as Hooke and Gottfried Leibnitz, the other inventor of calculus.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
