How to Use obsession in a Sentence

obsession

noun
  • Money has become an obsession for him.
  • He was fascinated by the actress and tracking her every move had become an obsession.
  • She has an obsession about cleanliness.
  • Her concern about cleanliness approaches the level of obsession.
  • But obsession does not a show make.
    Connor Hines, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • When did your obsession with beavers start?
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Spring brings the clubs and gear back out, and the obsession starts all over again.
    Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2023
  • That obsession hasn’t waned much since.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For the past decade, brick has been an obsession for Quam.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Read our latest obsession email and sign up for the list here.
    Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 8 May 2024
  • An obsession with falling off cliffs tends to be short-lived.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • The next steamy hockey obsession is on its way.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 June 2026
  • Move over, Aligns — there’s a new soft obsession in town.
    Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This obsession with hiring based on race is wrong.
    Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • First of all, what is this show’s obsession with farting?
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Has our obsession with beauty gone too far?
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Few know the grip of that obsession like Ted Hake.
    A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
  • Jonah has a bit of racial obsession.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Where did the newfound obsession come from?
    Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2025
  • These cupcakes were my obsession for years.
    Pat Maio, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Arizonans may have a bit of an obsession with donut shops.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The web’s trove of cat memes is just one aspect of our obsession with cuteness.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • What’s your take on Berlin and his obsession with love in this series?
    Manuela Santacatterina, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2024
  • There are the shows where our values and obsessions were shown (and shaped) by what was on our screens.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The project became his year-long obsession.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • For the time being, your obsession with them can spur you forward.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
  • A lot of the obsession with who’s dying was more fan-pushed than anything.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The next three years of Gorrie’s life were marked by obsession.
    Amy Brady, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Nowhere is the obsession quite so deep-rooted, though, as in Italy.
    New York Times, 24 Jan. 2022

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