Example Sentences

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People are consuming a lot fewer calories, especially with GLP-1s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Perspective: Yes, consumers in China are consuming again.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

"So far, we know that these wolves are consuming sea otters," he says, "and we're now staged to capture the details that have previously eluded us."

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

A majority of studies have skewed heavily in the direction of food frequency, or how often people are consuming certain items.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

“Are they still baying at the moon? I hear reports from the kitchen that those pupils of yours are consuming an alarming amount of ketchup. Perhaps you can explain.”

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood