How to Use consume in a Sentence

consume

verb

• Hundreds of books were consumed in the fire.
• She's making an effort to live more simply and consume less.
• The new lights consume less electricity.
• Cons The process is more time consuming, as the gel takes a longer time to set.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
• The Hawthorne fire in Berlin, which consumed more than 100 acres at its peak, was one of the largest in the state in decades.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
• The water line should be clear, and ice should be safe to consume with the fourth batch.
  — Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 20 Aug. 2022
• The timing of when ACV should be consumed varies from study to study.
  — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 1 Mar. 2025
• Prices for wine consumed at home rose a mere 0.9% over that span.
  — Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
• The snails can grow to 8 inches long and consume hundreds of kinds of plants.
  — al, 8 July 2022
• There are, of course, many valid reasons not to consume dairy.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
• The rite, also known as the Eucharist, calls for Catholics to consume bread and wine that has been blessed by a priest.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, 13 Nov. 2021
• And for the first time, his mind wasn’t consumed with basketball.
  — Cj Moore, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• The company will produce, the people will consume, and the waste will pile up (and up and up).
  — Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022
• There’s no way around it—many of us consume far too much sugar.
  — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 14 July 2025
• There’s so much kindness and warmth to consume, in a pretty dark time.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2023
• When prepared and consumed in the right way, potatoes can help with weight loss goals.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
• Now they are believed to consume about 4 to 6 million skins a year.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
• In contrast, food consumed away from home in the Bay Area hopped higher by 3.7%, the new report shows.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
• Aim to consume five to eight servings of whole grains daily.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 8 May 2023
• Here are seven tips on how to consume and grow eco-conscious weed.
  — Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
• The shrews must consume a hefty meal every few hours, lest the animals starve.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
• The yeasts will consume the sugar in your soft cider and turn it into alcohol and gas.
  — Justin Pot, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
• When consumed in excess, it is stored in the body as glycogen for later use.
  — Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
• The ethanol industry consumes about half of Iowa’s corn crop, and the state leads the nation in corn and ethanol production.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
• But over the next few years, the yoga school consumed her life, her family said.
  — Ana Lankes, New York Times, 8 June 2024
• How does your audience consume your content today?
  — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
• The United States consumes a lot of oil as well — roughly 20 million barrels per day.
  — Hali Smith april 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
• That’s what people are consuming.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
• For this reason, produce that has been touched by floodwater is no longer considered food-safe and should not be consumed.
  — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
• See what else our critics are consuming this week.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026