Example Sentences

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As for me, the garden of my mind is withering, and I am consuming the seed I ought to sow.

From The Christian A Story by Caine, Hall, Sir

I cannot escape myself, though I feel that I am consuming my life.

From The Sea-Gull by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich