obsessiveness
Example Sentences
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His obsessiveness quickly filtered through every part of the program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
According to his former associate, Sacks pursues his objectives with an obsessiveness that serves him well in Silicon Valley's company-building culture.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
D’Agata’s position is hardly defensible on literary grounds, but the obsessiveness of Fingal can make it seem that no piece of information can withstand his relentless scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
His social awkwardness, punctiliousness and obsessiveness notwithstanding — he has a day job inspecting restaurants for the health department — his motivations don’t fit the usual mold.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
The same obsessiveness would surface in his later life, whether in his duties at the Royal Mint or in his many disputes with people such as Hooke and Gottfried Leibnitz, the other inventor of calculus.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
