consume
verb (used with object)
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
has been consuming
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present perfect progressiveof consume (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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There are broadly two sides in the conflict that has been consuming the Gulf and other parts of the Middle East for five months now.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The solar industry has been consuming nearly 30% of annual production from mining and recycling, Citigroup analysts estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Lottie Muir has been consuming plants around London for most of her life.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023
Saracho has been careful about the kind of content she has been consuming lately.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2020
Ashima has been consuming this concoction throughout her pregnancy, a humble approximation of the snack sold for pennies on Calcutta sidewalks and on railway platforms throughout India, spilling from newspaper cones.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
