How to Use consume in a Sentence

consume

verb
  • Hundreds of books were consumed in the fire.
  • She's making an effort to live more simply and consume less.
  • The new lights consume less electricity.
  • Cons The process is more time consuming, as the gel takes a longer time to set.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The water line should be clear, and ice should be safe to consume with the fourth batch.
    — Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The timing of when ACV should be consumed varies from study to study.
    — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The snails can grow to 8 inches long and consume hundreds of kinds of plants.
    — al, 8 July 2022
  • There are, of course, many valid reasons not to consume dairy.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
  • The company will produce, the people will consume, and the waste will pile up (and up and up).
    — Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022
  • There’s so much kindness and warmth to consume, in a pretty dark time.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2023
  • When prepared and consumed in the right way, potatoes can help with weight loss goals.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
  • Now they are believed to consume about 4 to 6 million skins a year.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
  • In contrast, food consumed away from home in the Bay Area hopped higher by 3.7%, the new report shows.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Aim to consume five to eight servings of whole grains daily.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 8 May 2023
  • Here are seven tips on how to consume and grow eco-conscious weed.
    — Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The shrews must consume a hefty meal every few hours, lest the animals starve.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The yeasts will consume the sugar in your soft cider and turn it into alcohol and gas.
    — Justin Pot, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
  • When consumed in excess, it is stored in the body as glycogen for later use.
    — Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The ethanol industry consumes about half of Iowa’s corn crop, and the state leads the nation in corn and ethanol production.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • But over the next few years, the yoga school consumed her life, her family said.
    — Ana Lankes, New York Times, 8 June 2024
  • Its caterpillars will sometimes consume most of the foliage for part of the year.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 1 July 2022
  • In their grief, the Sturgeons are also consumed by feelings of guilt.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The solution may just be to consume your hemp tea earlier in the day.
    — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • In Bhutan, some families consume more than two pounds a week.
    — Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
  • After the deal passed, hardliners staged a protest that consumed the House for days last month.
    — Molly Ball, Time, 18 July 2023
  • For our body size, humans consume and burn more calories each day than any of the other apes.
    — Herman Pontzer, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The work consumed her life and that of her colleagues; the need for therapy is mentioned in the story more than once.
    — Longreads, 26 July 2024
  • Changes in the way people consume media explain much of the collapse.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022
  • Early in his career, Ben Lively’s emotions consumed him.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers have been trying for years to determine how many microplastic particles humans ingest when consuming everything from seafood to beer to honey.
    — Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025

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