CONSUME in a Sentence
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186 example sentences for CONSUME, such as:
1. He consumed much of his time in studying.
2. We need to rethink the way we consume energy.
3. Lawsuits consume time, and money, and rest, and friends.
4. Right now, what we discard is an inherent part of what we consume.
5. According to the rules, no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.
2. We need to rethink the way we consume energy.
3. Lawsuits consume time, and money, and rest, and friends.
4. Right now, what we discard is an inherent part of what we consume.
5. According to the rules, no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.
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Meanings and Examples of CONSUME
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consume
v. use up (resources or materials)
v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
Classic Sentence: (65 in 5 pages)
1 Their conversation, the chat of the drawing-room, gossip of the anteroom, is like those chimneys which consume wood rapidly; they need a great amount of combustibles; and their combustibles are furnished by their neighbors.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VIII—MADAME VICTURNIEN EXPENDS THIRTY FRANCS ON M...
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VIII—MADAME VICTURNIEN EXPENDS THIRTY FRANCS ON M...
2 His sorrow was like those recently invented furnaces which consume their own smoke.
3 Mabeuf never had any fire in his chamber, and went to bed at sundown, in order not to consume any candles.
4 Thou canst consume; but I can then be ashes.
5 In any case Marija would bring back a huge pocketful of cakes and sandwiches for the children, and stories of all the good things she herself had managed to consume.
6 If you are one of those who want us to consume it, I differ from you.
7 The sun had now got far to the west of south and stood directly in her face, like some merciless incendiary, brand in hand, waiting to consume her.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 6 A Conjuncture, and Its Result upon the Pedestrian
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 6 A Conjuncture, and Its Result upon the Pedestrian
8 He was one of those English tourists who consume a large fortune in travelling.
9 I shall no longer feel the agonies which now consume me or be the prey of feelings unsatisfied, yet unquenched.
10 It took him three-quarters of an hour to consume everything.
11 Wherefore arise, and make ready with good cheer to arm thy people and march through thy gates to battle; consume those Phrygian captains that lie with their painted hulls in the beautiful river.
12 The number of people who stand ready to consume one's time, to no purpose, is almost countless.
13 Time went on in Coketown like its own machinery: so much material wrought up, so much fuel consumed, so many powers worn out, so much money made.
14 For, although an ingenious Allegory relating to a butcher, a three-legged stool, a dog, and a leg of mutton, this narrative consumed time; and they were in great suspense.
15 At length, with a terrific crash, the whole turret gave way, and she perished in the flames which had consumed her tyrant.
Example Sentence: (121 in 9 pages)
1 Right now, what we discard is an inherent part of what we consume.
2 Amongst the ideas already mooted; vehicles which are lighter and more aerodynamic and therefore consume less fuel or imposing a surcharge on some of the larger cars and vans in order to deter people from buying them.
3 It is particularly an issue for those that have made large strides in industrial development, the sector of the economy that tends to consume the most energy.
4 Their minds remain receptive to the message of capitalism; and to consume goods and services in abundance.
5 Each year Americans consume a high percentage of the world's energy.
6 We need to rethink the way we consume energy.
7 We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.
8 Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume.
9 Lawsuits consume time, and money, and rest, and friends.
10 One third of the world's population consumes / consume two thirds of the world's resources.
11 According to the rules, no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.
12 Knowledge is the most precious treasure of all things, because it can never be given away, nor stolen nor consumed.
13 Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.
14 He consumed much of his time in studying.
15 Alcohol should be consumed in moderation, and this is particularly true for pregnant women.