Example Sentences

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The urgency that had consumed the campus gave way to the harder job of the aftermath.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Conflicts in the Middle East have also consumed more of Washington's attention, and Trump has made little progress on North Korea, especially on the nuclear front, despite his earlier high-profile summits with Kim.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

But it can offset some energy use, and in some apartments, it could displace over half the electricity consumed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Women living in urban areas were twice as likely to do so, and the same increase was observed among women who frequently consumed ultra-processed foods.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Each day, she seemed to drift further away, to become more insubstantial; it was as if she had the same peculiar wasting illness that had consumed Minnie.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann