consume
Example Sentences
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That led to the development of broadband, changing how Americans consume media and the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
They combined decades of data, including streamflow and precipitation records going back to 1964, and modeled how much water vegetation would consume.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
“At the end of the day, I think that this industry to which I belong needs to earn the social permission to consume energy,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
"This is also the water we consume in our homes. That is why people say 'Mendoza is the daughter of water'."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Chakrabarty’s lawyers argued that since normal bacteria don’t consume oil, Chakrabarty’s bacteria weren’t naturally occurring—they only existed because he’d altered them using “human ingenuity.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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