all-consuming
Example Sentences
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It threatens to become an all-consuming task for the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Teaching is an "all-consuming role", she says, and the behavioural issues she has to handle in the classroom can take an emotional toll - which she sometimes struggles to leave at the school gates.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Love is an experience so all-consuming and strange that we need all the help we can get.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
While depravity is omnipresent, that doesn’t mean it’s all-consuming.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025
“But did you hear what Fred said?” asked Harry excitedly; now the broadcast was over, his thoughts turned again toward his all-consuming obsession.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
