consumed
Example Sentences
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Consumed by jealousy, Richard wonders how to bring Gwyn down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Aja Barber, advocate and author of Consumed: The Need for Collective Change, says social trends that imbue status to objects, like water bottles, can prey on kids’ insecurities.
From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024
Consumed by anxiety and depression, socialising was near-impossible and she struggled to leave the safety of her parents' sides.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023
Consumed by infighting, it would every so often allow one of its rivals — Dortmund or Werder Bremen or VfB Stuttgart — to sneak in and claim a championship.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022
Consumed by the topic, I brought it up at school, only to discover I was the only student completely informed about bomb shelters and their purpose.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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