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.
• Many are picky, though, and will consume only certain plants.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
• Broilers do: meat, and also spare bits such as feet that Americans don’t care to consume.
  — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2023
• And that bizarre desire to want to be the other person, and to almost want to consume the other person.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• There is some research suggesting consuming brain-healthy foods may help reduce risk of these diseases.
  — Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Oct. 2024
• Forests, for instance, have been decimated, as soldiers use them as hiding places and consume their wood.
  — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
• The calamitous drop in First Republic’s stock price, even as shares of many of its peers steadied, highlights the fears that threaten to consume it.
  — Maureen Farrell, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• Apps are designed to grab your attention, keep you scrolling, and pull you into endless cycles of checking, responding, and consuming.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
• Last year Gibbons published a study that found that around 30 percent of spider families consume vertebrates.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2023
• Desserts and alcohol are now weekend or fortnightly treats and consumed in moderation, or swapped with healthier treats such as fruits dipped in dark chocolate or peanut butter.
  — Devinder Bains, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
• Garner has been making more vegetarian recipes after a New Year's resolution to consume less meat.
  — Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
• Data show East Asian men tend to consume significantly more alcohol than their female counterparts.
  — Angela Yang, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2023
• As the story consumed the news cycle, Mrs. Clinton’s lead in the polls fell from 5.9 to 2.9 percentage points, with an even narrower lead in key swing states.
  — Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
• Along the surface, these particles contaminate the very base of the food web: microscopic plants called phytoplankton, and the tiny animals that consume them, known as zooplankton.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2023
• Cons The process is more time consuming, as the gel takes a longer time to set.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
• There are, of course, many valid reasons not to consume dairy.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
• 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
• The shrews must consume a hefty meal every few hours, lest the animals starve.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
• 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
• In their grief, the Sturgeons are also consumed by feelings of guilt.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023
• In Bhutan, some families consume more than two pounds a week.
  — Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
• After the deal passed, hardliners staged a protest that consumed the House for days last month.
  — Molly Ball, Time, 18 July 2023
• The work consumed her life and that of her colleagues; the need for therapy is mentioned in the story more than once.
  — Longreads, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024