obsess

Example Sentences

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It’s the least visible part of my body, yet I’ve had good reason lately to obsess about my gluteus maximus, my derrière, my whole imperfect situation back there.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

But, then again, “By Design” is all about the little details — and, more specifically, how much those details matter versus how much we obsess over them.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Some obsess over the chaotic storyline in which a young boy, Kevin McCallister—played by Macaulay Culkin—is abandoned home alone by his family as they jet off on a trip to Paris for the holiday season.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

"If you obsess so much on youth that will bite you on the bum, unfortunately."

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

We did get to rest up a bit before the meet, but by then I’d started to obsess over my routines in a way that’s never good for me.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles