consume
Example Sentences
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In the end, paying for what you consume is likely to be the best for everyone's budget, the research suggests.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Today’s graduates face education costs that consume years of earnings while carrying debt their grandparents never imagined.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Run-A-Muck is premised on the idea that consumers who enjoy a story, world or other type of intellectual property will consume as much of it as possible in whatever form they can.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
STV argued the way people consume news is changing.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
I consume six in a row, sitting with my back against a tree.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing consume
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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